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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. Tlil'RSDAY. MAY 8.1913.
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FOB ASSEMBLY
Readjustment of Convict Labor
Necessary to Obtain
Federal Aid.
By JAMES B. NEVIN.
The incoming Legislature will havr
ene or two knotty problems to solve
at its forthcoming session in the
matter of readjusting the employ
ment of convict labor within the
State, and particularly in shaping
things no that future rood work may
ii(it interfere with the State’s par
ticipation in the forthcoming distri
bution of the Federal good roads
fund.
The Legislature certainly will in
cline to provide work for convicts
that will interfere as little as* pos
sible with free labor of the State—
it la obviously impossible to work
»he convicts at all. and not interfere
in some degree with free labor and
at the same time, the State will not
be able to avail itself of the Fed
eral good roads fund, where such
roads are worked by convicts. The
Federal Government will specifically
require that all aid it extends to the
States in the matter of roadn con
el ruction shall be extended to such
mads only as are const rue ted by con
tract labor, upon competitive bids.
The Federal Government will bell’
thoee roads that help themselves, but
not otherwise If Georgia will spend,
for Instance. $20,000 on good roads
construction, the National Govern
ment will then supplement that
amount with an additional $10,000.
and pay an annual rental for the
road thus constructed, as a post road.
Sometime ago ijovernor Brown in
quired of the Postoffice Department
In Washington whether this State’s
$20,000 might not be furnished in
convict labor, but he was informed
that the National Government would
not consent to that sort of arrange
ment. The Governor, as a result of
this correspondence, will lay tlie mat
ter before the incoming Legislature
In a special retiring message.
It has been suggested that several
of the larger counties may combine
and apply for this Federal aid fund,
agreeing that the entire work shall
be done by contract labor While it
is admitted that this might comply
with the letter of the Federal law. it
nardly would comply with the spirit,
and for that reason likely would not
be acceptable to the national author
ities.
From every angle one views this
question it presents great difficul
ties. and yet there la a keen <fb**tre
on the port of incoming Legislator
10 And some satisfactory wav for
Georgia to secure its shave of the
good roads fund
Former Representative Rufe Baker,
who appired to be the handsomest
man in the last Georgia Legislature,
bul lost the blue ribbon to John Hol
der. or somebody, came down from
the mountain fastness of Lumpkin
t’ounty Wednesday and had a look-in
on things around and about this burg
The most engaging thing about Ru
fus B. nowadays is a new and very
elaborate nuistache recently occu-
mulated. It tends to enhance his al«
ready attractive j»crsonftl appearance
no little, and wherever he wandered
he whs "the synnarure of all eyes,”
or words to that effect
A mustacheless* Rufus B. was hand
some enough, as everybody well
knows, but this new Rufus B., mus
tache or.d all—my—! \
It is difficult to conceive how the
grand old county of Lumpkin is to
wabble through the next Legislature
without Rufus B. oh the job!
It is understood that a new MU
is being considered for presentation
in the next General Assembly, look
ing to the construction of a Pryor
Street viaduct across the State’s
rsilmad property in Atlanta.
Governor Brown vfetbed the meas
ure passed by the last General As
sembly. upon the ground that, while
it took care of Atlanta well enough,
it did not safeguard the State’s in
terests to his liking In this view,
he subsequently waa aubstained by
the Legislature, as the bill failed of
passage over the executive veto/
It is understood the new measure
will undt rtuke to avoid the, objec
tionable features pointed out by the
Governor In his veto message. and
the bill to be offered this time wfil
undertake to deed fairly and equitably
both with the State and the city of
Atlanta.
Representative-elect Barry Wright,
of Floyd County, who has been elect
ed president of the Cherokee Life
Insurance Company, of Rome, will
discontinue the active practice of law.
but will not resign his seat in the
Legislature, so his Rome friends say.
Mr. Wright not only is one of the
brainiest young men in Georgia, a
cracking good lawyer and Legisla
tor of repute, but generally is cred
ited with being the possessor of a
long business head
His selection to be president of the
Cherokee is considered idea'.
The question of Douglas McAr
thur's right to a seat in tne next
Legislature as a Representative from
the new county of Wheeler, will be
one of the things to attract the at
tention of the incoming House imme
diately after organization
Mr. McArthur's election never has
been certified to the Secretary of
State, and unless it is, it Is difficult
for some members to see how he is
to have himself sworn in. At the
same time, an election unquestion
ably was held in Wheeler, and Mr
McArthur was named its Am Rep
resentative. The election managers
. r or fear there was no authority in
iaw for the holding of the election
though, have declined to certify it
to Secretary Cook.
The entire matter win be thrashed j
out early in the next session. The
House is the only Judge of the quali
fications of its own members.
Hire Messenger Boys
To Romp With Dogs.
"An innocent act of a busy Brook
lyn woman hus caused a new craze
In her neighborhood, which is the
fashionable Flatbuah section,” said a
prominent Atlanta club woman, chat
ting with a friend the other day. "I
whh stopping with my sister and had
occasion to witness the fashion ns : t
developed. This Brooklyn matron
f round her household duties too
heavy one day to enable her to tak«
her $100 bull dog out for an airing.
Her mold was busy, too, so she tele
phoned to a messenger service com
pany and had a boy detailed to her
house. For an hour the boy exer
cised the dog Other women thought
it .i good plan and now strings of
uniformed boys may be seen leading
costly dogs. Some of the youngsters
enjoy the job, and when out of sight
of the owner they romp and play In
vacant lots with the pets'’
Keeping Rats in and
Keeping Rats Out.
"The other day when ! was in New
York." remarked a buyer for one of
Atlanta’s big stores. "1 was on a
Thirty-ninth Street, Brooklyn, ferry
boat and noticed that the hawsers
mooring a liner to the Red Hook pier
passed, through what looked like big
pie plates about four feet in diame
ter. The disks were about half way
between the ship and the pier I
asked the ferryboat captain what they
were for."
" ’Why,’ said he. 'those are to keep
the foreign rats aboard and keep the
American rats ashore.’”
Things Have Changed
Since That Time.
"I have lived In Atlanta for about
thirty-eight years,” said the book
keeper for one of the big department
stores, "and I never cease to marvel
at the greatness of the town. When
ever I get the chance I like to wan
der about the streets downtown and
in some parts of the residence sec
tions. Just to note the progress that
has been made 1n improvements.
When I arrived in Atlanta there was
a swamp along wide A he old Union
depot. My train got in at night. I
could hear the frogs croaking In the
bullrushcH by the tracks as I climbed
down out of the* passenger coach and
looked about for a place to j>ut up
for the night. The property where
that swamp existed is worth a pyei*
ty penny to-day. Whin I observe the
great changes that are taking
place I wonder if 1 am in the same
city to which I cams more than a
quarter of a century ago. I can’t re
member a time when some big pub
lic improvement was not under way.
If I'd had a little money when I ar
rived lure to invest in real estate at
the prices then existing I’d he a mil
lionaire. But 1 didn’t have it. so
there you are. It does beat all time
how Atlanta grows!"
SCHWAB TO AUCTION HOUSE.
I’ROVTDKNCB, May 8.—Charles M.
Schwab, who owns a house ip the ex
clusive east side f»«ctton of this city,
is to have the place sold at public
auction on May lit. It was built at a
cost of 1260,000.
BESTSFOOTPftDIN
BATTLE IN ALLEY
Felled Twice With Brickbats,
G. A. Sala Routs Robber After
Desperate Fight.
Grappling with a negro highway
man in the darkness of Ryan’s Alley
at 2 o'clock Thursday morning. G. A.
Kalla, a ‘‘weinle’’ vender, succeeded in
routing his assailant and Having a
considerable amount of cash be had
on his person Struck twice in the
head, Kalla battled valiantly', in spite
of his dazed condition. He was later
sent to a hospital.
Kalla, a well-known figure about
town, wan on his way home after the
day’s work. To reach the rear of his
residence, 161 South Pryor, his path
leads through Ryan's Alley. Jugt as
lie entered the darkest part of the
alley he was struck on the head by a
brickbat
Knocked down by the blow, but not
rendered unconscious, be scrambled
to his feet only to be felled by an
other blow. Again gaining his feet,
be clinched with his assailant, mean
while calling loudly for help. For
some time they battled in the dark
ness. then the bandit fled.
THE PLAYS
THIS WEEK
PLEASING PLAY AT THE ATLANTA.
I Comedy and pathos are cleverly
; blended in “The Girl From Out Yon-
i dier,” the play which is being given
I excellent presentation this week at the
Atlanta Theater by the Miss Billy Long
I Company. It la one of the very best
of the offerings by the company and the
Audiences that have attended the per
formancea have gone away well pleaaecL
j Mine Long appears to have decided ad
vantage in the role of FI oat earn and Mr.
Vail the leading man. also has a con
genial part. Miss Agnes Tinsley Har
rison, the Atlanta girl, who 1k in the
cast this week, has made a pronounced
hit by her work "The Girl" will be
presenter! each evening the rest of the
week, with matinee Saturday.
EXCELLENT BILL AT THE FOR
8YTH.
Every' indication points to a wonder
ful season at the Forsyth. Since the
return of Keith vaudeville to the busy
theater, the box office men have been
forced to work overtime recording ad
vance sales and supplying theatergoers
with seats tor the daily nargaln mati
nee and the evening performances The
theater is as cool and as comfortable
as a seaside resort, and every conven
ience that is possible to install has been
provided for the patron*.
The offering this week Is one of ex
ceptional quality and of more than or
dinary Interest. The program has been
well selected and is being presented to
the very best advantage
Of course the big feature Is Gus
Edwards’ Kid Kabaret, a company of
fifteen clever 5irl« and boys, who sing
land dance and do th<* sort <>f comedy
stunts that please people generally.
Belle Story Is winning well-merited ap
plause with a series of real songs, while
Williams, Thompson and Copeland are
scoring a comedy hit that will last a
long time. There has never been a
better impersonation of the real negro
than the work of Williams, and that
the act is a hit, is evidenced at all
performances.
The featured headliner for the com
ing week will be Paul Dickey and his
company in "The Come Back." Mr.
Dickey is a famous football star. He
was an "end" for Michigan, and is well
known to a. number of college members.
7keD0CT0R’,
Z)r. Zetr/s BaAcr
The questions answered below are general. in
character: the symptoms or diseases arc given
and the answers will apply to any case of sim
ilar nature
Those wishing further advice, free, may address
Dr. Lewta B*k«*r. College Bldg., College-Ell wood
Sta.. Dayton. Ohio, enclosing self-addressed,
stamped envelope far reply. Full name and ad
dress must be given but only Initials or fictitious
name will be used In my answers. The prr-
scrlptJons ran tie tilled at any well-stocked drug
store. Anv druggist can order of wholesaler.
tlona. This treatment differs from all and; I
have actually seen the astonishing tranuforma
tion* which result from Its use. The dandruff
and Itching are cured with two or there applica
tions. while It makes the hair glossy, wavy and
full of Intense uatural color.
"Myrtle'' writes "Owing to my extreme thin
ness I am frequently embarrassed by slighting re
marks of young people. Can you prescribe a
safe remedy to increase my weight?"
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White City Park Od«P
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Jdason'' writes "For years 1 hare been taking
medicine to cure oonstlpgfcon, liver trouble and
the Usual diseases that come from that aoim'e.
Headaches, sallow skin, kidney trouble, dark spots
before'my eyes, dlsay spells and twinges of rheu
matism are getting worse " f
Answer Take three grain suipherb tablets (not
sulphur). They are packed in sealed tube* with
directions and are convenient, effective and high
ly curative for such ailments as arise from
chronic constipation If you ^-e dyspeptic, also
take tablets trlopeptfne
Mrs. A P."-—"Incontinence of urine can be
curbed hy using the following. Tincture cubeha.
1 dram: tincture rhns aromatic, t drams, and
t comp, fluid halmwort, 1 oa Clive from !• to
) 15 drops lu water one hour before meala.
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( "Oma W " writes "I have suffered with ca-
(, tarrh of the head for many years. Thla has
I ) become so bad that It has affected my blood,
also my stomach and bowels to a very great ex
tent 1 si-,all appreciate an Immediate answer
as 1 suffer greatly "
Answer I would advise you to purrhaae a 2
vox package of VDane powder; lake one half
) traspoonful of the powder and add to this a
S pint of warm water, snuff tha water from the
) calm at the baud through the noetiils several
S times a day Make a catarrh bairn by mixing
? one teaapoonful of powder wtfh one ounce of
) vaseline, or lard will do. and apply as far up
( the nostrils as poaalble. For the stomach, bowels
; and blood I would recotnniond the following tonic:
v Syrup sarsaparilla comp . 4 oca.; corap fluid
•almwort. 1 <ml. and 1 oa. of fluid ext. buchu
\ VI1* by shaking well la a bottle and take one
) tewapoonful after ewrh meal and at bed time.
S Ubirta" writes "1 would like you to prescribe
; a good hair ami scalp treatment. 1 am bothered
J *1*0 Itching scalp and dandruff My hair is
( fade! aud failing and none nf Uie remedies 1
} keve tried have done any permanent good."
Anew. ' Oo to your druggist and obtain a 4 oa.
|gr of plain yellow Mlnyol. Apply as per direr
vAU
Answer 1 have #o many gr
the users of three grain tlypo-Nuolane tablets,
lhat 1 have become to regard these valuable lit
tle tablets as a specific and proscribe them to all
who are amende, thin, wasting, nervous apd
debilitated. | recommend that you begin their
use at once and continue regularly until your
system Is able to assimilate the fatty elements of
your food; then you will grow plump and have
plenty of red blood, with color in your com
plexion and bright sparkling eyes of health.
"Sick M. G " wrrltee "1 have been affected
for some months with rheumatism and have taken
much medicine In vain. Please give prescription
that will cure."
Answer The meet efflclent prescription I have
ever given for rheumatism Is: Iodide of potassium.
i drams sodium salicylate. 4 drams: wine of
colchlcnm. one-half ounce; comp essence cardlol.
1 os.; comp, fluid halmwort. 1 os. and syrup
sarsaparilla comp.. 5 oaa. Mix and take a tca-
apoonful at meal time and at bed time
Farm wife” writes: “Tow once recommended a
home made cough eyrujv 1 tried It and found
It the beet rough and cold sjna that I ever
heard of Tt was so prompt in relieving the se
verest coughs and coins and a pint bottle made
at home lasted so long that 1 have forgotten the
ingredients Kindly publish again."
Answer The splendid laxative, home made
cough syrup is maae by mixing s ox bottle
of concentrated essence mentho-laxene with a
home made sugar syrup. Directions on the bot
tle tells how to make and use. It Is a fling, •
cheap remedy
■ Johnaon" writes: "1 am bothered greatly with
Indigestion. Things 1 like to eat nearly always
cause a heavy ill-at ease feeling In my stomach,
aud my breath is bad. white 1 am nervous, irri
table and frequently can not sleep."
Answer: A very excellent treatment which is
widely prescribed for its gradual curative action,
m well as the teurtant relief it affords. Is tshied
triopeptine. packed In sealed cartone Take a
pink tablet after breakfast, white tablet after
dinner and blue tablet after supper Continue
and the curative agencies will soon restore ns - <
ural digestion.
Mrs. M. f ' writes "1 am recovering from )
a long Illness, hut am very weak, nervous, sleep )
and have lit <» appetite Cm you give me )
••in >
a good touic
•rathe treatment’
Answer Ha\e tfco following preemption tilled
and take a teaapoonfu’ before meals Syrup
hypopluwphltes comp.. S or*, tincture cadomen*
comp . 1 oa (not cardamon). Mix and ahaku
wet! before using This is a tine nerve tonte and
erttem tonic for old and young
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JUST STARTING
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will be here before we realize it, though, and every boy and girl
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