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lJAH.iS.UA\ , ariuL to, ONLY RELIEF IF STATE'S STRESS Need of Board To Readjust As sessments Urged By Many— Georgia Polittical Gossip. By JAMES B. NEVIN. Thi income of t.he State of Georgia ttHtey ia approximately $6,500,000. .and although that is more than oouDie what it was fifteen years ago, It fctill is barely sufficient to see the State through its necessities, and fur- (elevation of the tax rate is it Xlt tne question. ‘SSSWhat the State needs, in the opin- qQBDi of many observant men, s 3C b(»ard of tax equalizers —a board aBnt will make the dodgers pay their share of the expense of running -fit* State. TSTlt'is agreed that nobody pays too «gft.K'h tax—that Is to say, nobody pays ijaore than his just share On- the .'Other hand, it is figured thaj. prat tl- 3piy everybody and everything that yvs as much as $100 pays less than » or its just share. «—-If the State had a board of tax •^CBualizers, it is thought that its 2&1 • me might easily be jumped to "00,000 and more, and its tax rate "jEwqged, in addition to that. JSSXothing really helpful has been jg+it t by the legislature in years tc» Sggmcdiy the annual embarrassment of 2UL State treasury. The Governor, 3g constitutional amendment, ha a 3K* n authorized to borrow In certain JPii rgencies as much as $500,000, in- » ad of $200,000 ajy heretofore, but 2ra, helps none in tlte long run. be- •□Ouse the money has to he paid □55, jt—Peter merely is robbed to pay Sul. jfcXiso certain corpora tions have been □BErilred to pay theii taxes in the fu- gjjye at an earliei date in the fad, 3XDt htti help njf. will n<>t l> n . ggPrepeve the situation £5£rhK thing author!! : * PPonris the necessity Terwi.i liners. whcrcb> 33CB5 cted may i,*< ii XT. render an Si rate unnecess □Sri; Is, it is argued th 3S» no embarrassment 3E>*sury. if the State o 3J2.get what is justly an JRcn the tax payers. i 11 y those re- suffident s are agreed if a board of total of taxes creased and Inc in In other i there will n the Stale v ia enabled truly Its due id SET he Augusta Chronicle has ¥R»ved to speculate win:.:. aa3 7 Slaton will send his Mrs 3StT' to the Legislature in th ¥Hv or follow the Wilson le ; I . Sx- it in person before a u*nt SSn ‘SJidie chances arc he will s< :i i i JEf usual way. He has hen Xff. one house of the Georgia la Sjure and President of the other fie probably would not risk !>■ SS&ssed back” in a joint acssion Jjpthlng in this world. ESTToloiroi James Hamilton I ewi? jjjff merlT of Georgia, now Sonalor- ctc* ; from Illinois, was the last Sen i - tar of the United States to be elect ed by a State Legislature. ZZU ere after, all Senators will be S&nt'd by the people of the various Str te$ in direct election. 23'hrie Georgians who went to Tftx-e* jjjmnv years ago now figure most prominently in the politics of trial gfomnous State, according to Benno Jgyton, a former ,Havannahan, no a, resident of San Antonio, who has Win- back to Georgia for a short ni< after an absence of twenty- tHr- • years. EO'he three Georgians referred to Bjy K M. Johnson, editor of the 95uston Post and ad interim Senator, CgVernor Colquitt, and Clarence Ous- RSe. . ditor of the Fort Worth Record. ■— 1 SonntVir Johnson.” said Mr. Kay- E+h. “was born and reared in Brooks ginity. He began his career then as. a printer’s devil. He is now e- flgMcd a» one of the strong men of gjj; West. Clarence Ousley was born gt;: < »usley station. Lowndes County, BO* r Valdosta. As editor of the Fori SB rth Record he exerts a great deal OC:influence in the State. Governor CSJquitt was born and reared in ffemnas County. He went to Texas gfiCDut the time I did. He made his m- k rapidly.” □35 seems pretty well settled that m liam J., Harris, Chairman of tne L OUISE WHITYAKER, IO years old, whom experts at Bap tist Training School declare is proof that Bible can be made as interesting as povel to girls if love of reading good books is instilled while they are playing with dolls. I 11J1, J\ 1 |,A.\ 1 .V U C.UiVUJJii'l JVu.Nl.* lMI/VYH Pete’s’ Devourer Is Beyond Pale of Law PUNS TO SEAT m \ ( t % L i TsW 11 m AJ&r <T. fk f >> Three Widely Varying Methods Suggested to Perfect Title of Georgia Nominee. Bine** Senator Baton’s immediate right to a seat on the floor of the Senate has been tentatively ques- tioned in Washington, Georgia law yers Mate interested themselves pro foundly in the problem of just what effect the ratification of the popular election amendment to the Federal Constitution does have upon his stat us in ihe Senate, and some astonish ing conclusions have been reached, varying widely in effect. The question of perfecting Senator Bacon’s title to a seat in the Senate is tne primary proposition consid ered. since it is agreed that the State Democratic Executive Committee will not force him into another appeal to tho party for u nomination. Three Methods Suggested. There are three methods of perfect ing the Senator’s title to his seat that have been suggested. First, it is held by some lawyer# that since the Federal amendment has not yet been promulgated officially, and then fore is not yet in effect, Gov ernor Brown might call the legisla ture in extraordinary session at once and have it elect Bacon in the old Recorder Broyles Seeks in Vain for Statute Justifying Punishment for Chameleon. E, • STODDARDIZE For Grand Opera! In response to numerous inquiries from “sympathetic” citizens, who have written letters of “condolence” to both Recorder Nash Broyles and The Georgian, the Recorder to-day ruled that there is no law to punish the chameleon that so pitilessly swal lowed "Pete,” the court room fly and the Recorder’s official pet. Judge Broyles *aid: “i wish to state publicly through The Georgian to all of those who have expressed sympathy over the tragic fate of my pet fly, ‘Pete,’ that there is no legal way in which this crime can be punished. I wish to assure these solicitous friends, who had come to iove ‘Pet**’ by seeing so much of him in The Georgian, that the ex treme* penalty of the law would be in voked on the chameleon if it were possible to handle it at all. But both Recorder Pro Tem Preston and my self have sought in vain through the statutes—even the Federal laws. Nothing can be done.” The Georgian is in receipt of a let ter to-day, signed “Subscriber,” in which a strong plea is made for the punishment of the chameleon. The suggestion also came to the court to day that some kind of memorial be planned for the late “Pete.” S. A. L. to Improve Its Savannah Line Fence Law Great Aid in Eradicat ing Disease Spread Mostly by Straying Razorbacks. Hog cholera, while not yet com pletely under control, is decreasing, says Dr. P. F. Bahnson. State Vet- ernarlan, commenting upon the Fed eral report of losses in Georgia swine herd# from this disease. “In counties where there is a fence] law,” nays Dr. Bahnson, “the disease is not as bad as it has been. It con tinues? to by bad in the open range counties, where the hogs are allowed to stray at will, and spread the dis ease broadcast, for you know a sick hog never stays at home. “The money loss from this* disease no longer is heavy, for the owners of good grades of hogs are w iping it out. The deaths are among razorbacks, tlie kind you have to run down with dogs or shoot when you want them. And razorback hogs probably are worth on an average less than $1.50 apiece.” The Federal report, issued yester day. placed the losses in Georgia at about 165 per 1,000 head, an increase over last year. Dr. Bahnson believes there has been a decrease instead of an increase. W OMEN should have their ’Evening Gowns, Wraps, ete., STODDARD1ZED—because STODDARD- I/1XO is the scientific process of Dry Cleaning which l, m ‘ ies perfect results and NEVER injures the fabric! Men, loo. should have their clothes STODDARD1ZED—- for the sapie reason. 1 A Wagon for a Phone Call W, nay Charges (one way) on' Out-of-Town Order* of *2 or more. ii * 126 Peachtree Street Dixie's Greatest Dry Stoddard Cleaner and Deyr For Thursday and Friday. Pumps and Oxfords At A Special Reduced Price Ejg Over 1.000 pairs, 47 dis ag tinct styles, up-to-the- aj minute in every respect. Former prices $4 and the pair ag This lot represents the cream of an immeusetpurchaae ■3J made by our Boston office. Double-Tracking From Cayce, S. C., to Jacksonville, Fla., 314 Miles, Authorized. 1 Stale Democratic Executive Commit- tee, will resign that honorable posD <he *pt the to Washington fjfflce of Director of office, Mr. Harris will n the National Capital, visit liia home Stale :i‘*-a* the business of . s he would like to, l require. of Chairman Harris' would be succeeded .V* it. former Presi- i .Senate, who Is now i»f the committee., Teach Children Love Of Bible at Doll Age This Is Advice of Experts at Session Here of Baptist Training School. liA; mbmb sale, and in. in con- 1 ad vert i s- i ti med no * n ;*vet f for Gift pleasing thought licit the absence of sheriff’s sales indicates general prosperity throughout the County. tie The p< gia aIre Chiekan .1 uga Solicitor Gem being bonnet All that is Legislature t the* motion. inns of Northwest Geor- have organized tin ne.v i judicial circuit, and leral Sam P. Maddox is d for judge*. bus and rat ily If you have anything to sell adver tise in The Sunday American. Lar gest circulation of any Sunday news paper in the South. LAUNDRYMEN Of THREE STATES TO MEET HERE The Carolina- and Georgia Laundry Association will meet in Atlanta April 28 to 110. Councilman C. 1). Knight, proprietor of the Piedmont Laundry, called on Mayor Woodward to-day and invited him to deliver the wel come address to the visitors. Mayor Woodward a eeopted. ATLANTA MADE Varnish so Different Mending Liquid and Leather Gloss k Handy Varnish Applied With a Cloth Old Furniture Made Hew. Varnish Your Auto at Night. Have N?w Car Next Morning. Water-Proof Dust-Proof Heat-Proof No brush marks. Dries hard in five hours. Leaves a smooth glass-like surface. Why pay a painter when you can varnish just as good? Telephone for Demonstration. The Amber ChemicaS Co. If you want yout* little girl to find tho Bible ;is interesting as she will later Jind society navels start her in earnest while she's still ^)lAvil|g with dolls. That’s the advice of experts at the fourth annual session df tho At lanta Baptist Training School, who point with pride to the capabilities of little Miss Louise Whittaker. She is able to boast of but ten years, but her tender age. however, does not prevent her from ready enjoying Bi ble reading enjoying it, mind you. This week she's bustling busily about trying to help around the sewing room and everywhere else that there may be work going on at the First Baptist Church where*the sessions are being held. She attends the Oakland City Baptist Church and seldom is missing from the Sunday school. Her home is at 89 Avon Avenue, Oakland City. Another of the attractive delegates is Miss Irene Lemke, of 362 East Georgia Avenue. Miss Lemke is very proud of her class of twelve tots out ; i the Grant Park Baptist Chuerh and endeavoring to add another seal to r diploma of merit by her attend- ii < * at tin* training school. The Sunday American goes every where all over the South. If you have anything to sell The Sunday Amer ican is “The Market Place of the South.” The Sunday American is the best advertising medium. SWIFTEST TALKER IN THE HOUSE ASKS SPEED TRIAL Second, it is held that the Legisla ture, under the exac t terms of the act proposing the Federal amendment, might authorize Governor Slaton to appoint a temporary successor to Sen ator Bacon, and postpone his election by the people, ii it preferred to do so, until the next general State election two years hence. Third, that the Legislature might pass an act immediately upon assem bling. tailing an election for Senator and have the case passed upon before adjournment. While the calling of the Legislature in extraordinary session by Governor Brown now would be a more or less sensational way of perfecting Mr. Ba con’s title, it is contended that there could be no legal objection to it, and that the expense of it would be no more than the expense of holding a spe cial senatorial election later on. Authority for Election. The authority for the second meth od of procedure is found in the clause proposing the amendment, which reads: “When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in tiie Senate, the executive authority of th** State shall issue writs of election to till such vacancies; provided that the le gislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointment until the people (ill the vacancies by elec tion as the Legislature* directs.” The proposers of this suggestion hold that it would prove less expen sive to the State than either of the other two methods. The third method proposed would be about as expensive as a special session of the Legislature now, but it still would leave the tentative ques tion of Senator Bacon’s immediate right to a seat in the Senate unan swered. The result aimed at in all of these propositions is tHe same, of course— that is, the perfecting of Senator Ba con’s title to his seat. It is not with in the range of the remotely proba ble that he will have Democratic op position. If opposition should develop or his immediate title be challenged in Con gress, the question of perfecting his title and when and how would be come at once most acute, and it is this phase of the problem that has caused some Georgia lawyers to delve so deeply into the situation, with the astonishing variety of opinion pro.- duced. RICHMOND, VA., April 16.—Pro vision for double-tracking the South Carolina division which extends from Cayce. near Columbia, to Jackson ville, by way of Savannah, a distance of 314 miles, is contained in the an nual budget of the Seaboard Air Lino, just announced. The total amount appropriated for improvements is $2 500,000. It is estimated that fully one-half of this, if not more, will be necessary to double-track the South Carolina division. Among other contemplated im provements are additional phosphate elevators at Tampa and Fernandina, Florida. President Harahan announces that a conference of officials will be held next week in connection with the pro posed removal of the general offices from Portsmouth. One report has it that the offices will be located at Jacksonville. 'CASCARETS” THE BEST LAXATIVE 3 ! ' ka ■ Black Suede, Patent, Gun-Metal and Tan Calf. f Pumps, Colonials and Oxfords Thoroughly cleanses your liver and bowels while you sleep. Used Mails to Pass Bad Checks, Charge Vienna. Ga., Merchant Got Goods Be fore Fraud Was Detected. Inspecotr Alleges. No odds how bud your liver, stomach or bowels, how much your head aches, how miserable and uncomfortable you are from constipation, indigestion, bilious ness and sluggish intestines—you always get the desired results with Cascarets and quickly, too. Don't let your stomach, liver and bowels make you miserable. Take Cascarets to-night; put in end to the headache, biliousness, dizziness, nervousness, sick, sour, gassy stomach, backache and all other distress; cleanse your in side organs of all the bile, gases and constipated matter which is producing the misery. A lOcent box means health, happiness and a clear head for months. No more days of gloom and distress if you will take .t Cascaret now and then. All drug gists sell Cascarets. Don't for get the children—their little in sides need a good, gentle cleans ing. too. §*" a d Slippers Every pair of our $ 4 Satin Evening Slip pers reduced to $2.95 Thursday and Fri day. All colors and sizes in stock now. Cuban heels Pom P o n to match color. Also, any $5 Evening S I i p- per will be sold for $3.95. Practically all sizes and widtha In each atyle. The usual Charge. Refund. Exchange and C. O. D. courtesies prevail. Please remem ber that thiB special price is for Thursday and Friday only. Every pair guar^ anteed in every respect. ® 1VS■ Rich & Bros- Co-- ^ | “A Department of Famous Shoes.” Parsing bogus checks by means of the United States mails got M. C. Mitchell, of Vienna, Ga.. in jail, a cording to a report of nis arrest to day by Inspector McKew to Postoffico Inspector Sutton. The official report says Mitchell contracted the habit of sending for large shipments of goods from mer chants in other States, and accom panied the order with a check on a bank in which he had no funds. He succeeded several times in getting the merchandise before the check was put through for collection. Complaint made to the Postoffice Department, however, caused his arrest, on the charge of using the mails to defraud. OUT! for the ’m Eckman’s Alterative FOR THE THROAT AND LUNGS Eckman’s Alterative is effective in Bronchitis. Asthma. Hay Fever, Throat and Lung Troubles, and in upbuilding the system. Docs not , contain poisons, opiates or habit- forming drugs. For sale by all lead ing druggists. Ask for booklet of cured cases and write to Eckman Laboratory, Philadelphia, Pa., for 1 additional evidence. For sale by all of Jacobs’ Drug Stores. \\ \SHlNGTON* April 16. —Repre sentative Herman Metz, of New York, believed to bo the champion high-speed talker of the House, eame out to lay with a challenge to the official stenographers of that body that they ‘V«»uld not take him.” He travels at tin* rale of 250 words a minute, which oven Speaker Clark concedes is "some speed.” Representative Murray, of Massa chusetts. and Representative Martin, of South Dakota, are now the high speed artists of tv House, with 225 words a minute. JOS. E. REEVES ON TRIAL FOR P0ST0FFICE THEFT “Want Ad” Man in Speedy Cartercar Has a Dollar for You Read the “Want Ad “Section of the Georgian. \ j< Office 702 Forsyth Bldg. Laboratories SI Piedmont Ave. Phone Ivy 3131. soph F Reeves, w ho has obtained two postponements of his trial on the ('barge of embezzling postoffice funds, was finally put on trial to-day in the Federal Gourt. Reeves escaped the first trial be cause the wrong name had been used in the indictment against him, and the second due to the absence of wit nesses. In his defense Reeves charges that the $ 1 .ot*o alleged to have been stolen was taken b\ his assistant in the postotiice at Vaughn, Spalding County. FORCED TO PAY FARE FOR CHILD; SUES FOR $25,000 ESTABLISHED 23 YEARS DR.E.G. GRIFFIN’S GATE CITY DENTAL ROOMS BEST WORK AT LOWEST PRICES Ail Work Guaranteed. Hours 8 to 6- Phone M. 1708-Sundays 9-1 24 » Whitehall St. Over Brown &, Allen® The refusal of a railroad conductor to transport free of charge a child under 5 years damaged them to the uimAint of $25,000. according to M. R. Barfield and his wife, Sarah J. Bar- field. They tiled suit in Superior Gourt u^fiinst the Southern Railway Com pany, alleging that last December, while *'n route from Spartanburg, S. G., to Atlanta, they were forced to pay th.** fare of a child under five years \ fy® \ |©7hc^0 IS A New Silk Nearly everybody in Atlanta reads The Sunday American. YOUR ad vertisement in the next issue will sell goods. Try it! Dobbs & Co., tbe Fifth Ave. Hatters, bave recently introduced this silk bat. It's new, distinctive and different, pos sessing original lines and a style quite agreeable witb tbe fashion in France. We are exclusive agents for Dobbs y Co. s Hats in Atlanta. If your name ready when the morning. found, mark the paper and be Want Ad ” man calls next u Silks $8. Operas $8 Cloud-St anfor a Co. Sample “Want Ads” as They Appear HELP WANTED HELP of every description is furnished through these column^; the wise ones use them in seeking help for office, store, shop or home. lf~Mrs. John Smith, 137 Highland Avenue, finds this “ad” and has the same marked when the “Want Ad“ man calls to-morrow morning he will present her with One Dollar. HOUSES FOR SALE HOUSES and lots are advertised for sale in these columns at very attrac* tive prices: the opportunity to buy your own home is here. If Mrs. George P r 2^ n ' of 366 Ca P'“" Avenue, finds this , an A.!’ a * same marked when the Want Ad man calls to-morrow morn ing he will present her with One Dollar. Georgian’s “ Want Ad” Man 1 ravels in a Speedy “Cartercar” Roadster. Be on the Alert and Get Your Dollar. . i JMJL.