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TUT ATLANTA (iEUKHTAN AND NLW a,
FIR ASSEMBLY
Readjustment of Convict Labor
Necessary to Obtain
Federal Aid.
By JAMES B. NEVIN.
The incoming Legislature will have
one or two knotty problems to solve
at its forthcoming: session In tlis
matter of readjusting the employ
ment *of convict labor within the
State, and particularly* in shaping
things so that future road work may
nort 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 ns pos
sible with free labor of the State—
it is obviously impossible to work
the convicts at all. and not Interfere
in acme 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 eitends to the
States in the matter of roads con
struction ehall be extended to such
roads only as are constructed by con
tract labor, upon competitive bids.
The Federal Government will help
tr.oue roads that help themselves, but
not otherwise If Georgia will spend,
for instance, 120,000 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 & post road.
Bometime ago Governor Brown In
quired of the Post office Department
in Washington whether this State*
$20,000 might not be furnished In
convict labor, but be was informed
that the National Government would
not consent to that sort of arrange
ment. The Governor, as a result of
*hls correspondence, will lay the mat
ter before the incoming Legislature
in a special retiring message.
It has been suggested that several
of the larger counties truly combine
and apply for this Federal aid fund,
agreeing that the entire work shall
ba done by contract labor. While It
is admitted that this might comply
with the latter of tlie Federal law, It
nardly would comply with the spirit,
and for that reason likely would not
bo acceptable to the national author
ities
From every «ngle one views this
question It presents great difficul
ties. and yet there Is a keen desire
on the part of incoming J^fflalAtor*
to And some aatiafnrtorb way for
Georgia to secure its share of the
good roads fund
Former Representative Rufe Baker,
who aspired to be the handsomest
man in the last Georgia Legislature,
but lost the blue ribbon to John Hol
der. or somebody, came down from
the mountain fa*t!)ess of Lumpkin
County Wednesday and had a look-ill
on things around and about this burg
The most engaging thing about Ru
fus B. nowadays is a new and very
elaborate mustache recently oecu-
rnulated. It tends to enhance his al*
ready attractive personal appearance
no little, and wherever he wandered!
he was “the synosure of all eyes/’
or words to that effect.
A ntystachelps» Rufus B. was hand
some enough, as everybody well
knows, but this new fUifutf B , mus
tache and all—my—! \
It is difficult to conceive how the
grand old county of Lumpkin is to
wabble through the next Legislature
without Rufus B. on the Job!
It is understood that a new bijl
ie being considered for presentation
in the next General Assembly, look
ing to the construction of a Pryor
Street viaduct across the State’s
railroad property in Atlanta.
Governor Brown vetoed the meas
ure passed by the las$ 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 Wag wubstalned by
the Legislature, as the bill failed of
passage over the executive veto.
It is understood the new measure
will undt rtake to avoid the objec
tionable features j>ointed out by the
Governor in his velo message, andi
the bill to be offered this tipie Will
undertake to deed fairly and equitably
both with the Stute 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 hi.- seat in the
legislature, so hi* Rome friends say.
Mr. Wright not only is one of the
1 rainiest young men in Georgia, a
cracking good lawyer and Legisla
tor of repute, but generally is cred
ited with being the possesfor of a
long business head.
His selection to be president of the
Cherokee is considered ideal.
The question of Douglas McAr
thur's right to a seat in the next
Legislature's a Representative from
the new county of V he* vr, will be
one of the things fo .ttr.ict 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 first Re; -
reaentative. The election managers,
for fear there was no authority in
law for the holding of the election,
though, have declined to certify it
to Secretary Cook.
The entire matter will be thrashed
out early in Uie next sassdon. The
House is the only Judge of the quali
fications of its own members
White.City Park Now
1 -r
Hire Messenger Boys
To Romp With Dogs.
“An in nocent act of a busy Brook
lyn woman has caused a new craze
In her neighborhood, which is the
fashionable Flatbush section,” said a
prominent Atlanta club woman, chat
ting with a friend the other day. “I
was stopping with my sister and had
occasion to witness the fashion as : .t
developed. This Brooklyn matron
fround her household duties too
heavy one day to enable her to take
her $10o bull dog out for an airing.
Her maid was busy, too, so ahe tele
phoned to a messenger service com
pany and had a boy detailed to her
house. For an hbur the boy exer
cised the dog. Other women though/
it r. 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 pete.”
Keeping Rats in and
Keeping Rats Out.
"The other day when I was in New
York.” remarked a buyer for on^ of
Atlanta's big stores, “I was on a
Thirty-ninth fitreet, 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 1 never cease to marvel
at the greatness of the town. When
ever I get the chance l 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 in improvements.
When 1 arrived In Atlanta there waa
a swamp along side the old Union
depot. My train f*ot in at night. I
could hear the frogs croaking in the
bullrushes by the trucks as I climbed
down out of the passenger coach and
looked about for a place to put up
fur the night. The property where
that swamp existed is worth a pret
ty penny to-day. When I observe the
great changes that are taking
place I wonder if I am in the same
city to which I came more than a
quarter of a century ago. I can’t re
member a time when some big pub
lic improvement was not under wav.
11’ I’d hud a little money when I ar
rived here to invest in real estate at
the prices then existing I’d be a mil
lionaire. But 1 didn’t have It, so
there you are. It does beat all time
how Atlanta grows!”
BESTS FOOTPAD IN
BUTTLE 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.
Balia, a “weinle” vender, succeeded In
routing his assailant and saving a
considerable amount of efish he 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, was 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 Al^ey. Just as
he 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, he scrambled
to his feet only to be felled by an
other blow Again gaining his feet,
he 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
SCHWAB TO AUCTION HOUSE.
PROVIDEMCK, May 8.—Charles M.
Schwab, who owns a house in the ex
clusive east side section of this city,
is to have the place sold at public
auction on May 19. It was built at a
cost of $250,000.
PLEASING PLAY AT THE ATLANTA.
Comedy and pathoa are * cleverly
blended 1n “The Girl From Out Yon
der,” the play which Is being given
' excellent presentation this week at the
Atlanta Theater by the Miss Billy Long
Company. It is one of the very best
of the offerings by the company and the
audiences that have attended the per
! formanees have gone away well pleased.
Miss Long appears to have decided ad
vantage In the role of Floateam and Mr.
Vail the leading man. also has a con
genial part. Miss Agnes Tinsley Har
rison, the Atlanta girl, who is in the
cast this week, has made a pronounced
hit by her work. “The Girl” will be
presented each evening the rest of the
week. With matinee Saturday.
EXCELLENT BILL AT THE FOR
SYTH.
Every Indication points tQ a wonder
ful season at the Forsyth. Since the
j return of Keith vaudeville to the busy
theater, tho box office men have been
forced to work overtime recording ad
vance sales ajid supplying theatergoers
with seats tor the dajly bargain 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 patrons.
The offering this week is one of ex
ceptional quality and of mors than or
dinary Interest. The program has been
wedl selected and is being presented to
the very best advantage.
Of course the Mg feature is Gus
Edwards’ Kid Kabaret, a company of
fifteen clever girls and boys, who sing
and dance and do the sort of 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 lias never been a
better impersonation of the real negro
than the w'ork of Williams, and that
the act is a hit, Is evidenced at all
performances.
The featured headliner for the corn
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.
^Doctor’-:
V »J/i DV KE 1
fir. Bern's BaAcr
The question* answered below are general in
character: the symptom* or diseases are given
and the answers will apply to any case of sim
ilar nature
Those wishing further advice, free, may address
Pr. Lewis Hater. College bldg., College-Ell wood
Bis.. Dayton. Ohio, enclosing self addressed,
stamped enrslope for reply. Full name and ad
dress must be given twit only Initials or fictitious
name will be used In my answers. The pre
scriptions can he filled at aoy well-stocked drug
store. Any druggist can order of wholesaler.
"Mason" writes: "Foe years I haye been taking
mcillclflf to cure ’constipation, llvor trouble and
the usual diseases that come from that source.
Headaches. sallow skin, kidney trouble, dark apots
before my eye*, diaay spell* and twinges of rheu
matism are getting worse "
Answer: Take three grain sulpherb tablets (not
sulphur). They are packed in sealed tubes with
directions and are rv>nveni*nt. effective and hlgh-
| Uf curative for such ailmenta as arise from
i chronic constipation. If you are dyspeptic, also
| take tablets trlnpcptlag.
Mrs A D " ' Incontinence of urine can he
curbed by using the following Tincture ctibeha.
• 1 dram, tincture rhus aromatic. 2 drams, and
| rotnp fluij balm wort. 1 «ul Ubv from 10 to
i If* drops in water one hour before meals
"Oma W " writes- "I have suffered with ea-
, tarrh of the head for many years. This has
1 become so bad that It has affected my blood,
i also my stomach and bowels to a very great ex-
| tent. I shall appreciate an Immediate answer
s as 1 suffer greatly "
Answer - I would advise you to purchase a 2
! >* package of Vdane powder, take one half
» Uaapoonful of the powder and add to this a
[ pin’ of warm water, snuff the water from the
paliu of the hand through the (toairUa several
> - .mes a dav Make a catarrh halm by mixing
J one teaspoonful of powder with one ounce of
) vaseline, or land will do, and apply as far up
! the nostrils as possible. For the stomach, bowels
J and blood I would recommend tlie following tonic
£ Hyrur sarsaparilla comp.. 4 o*s.: comp, fluid
) balmwwrt. 1 o*., and 1 ox. of fluid ext buchu
* tix by s' a king well in a bottle and lake one
( teaspoonful after each meal and at bed time.
• • •
j Gloria" writes: "1 would like you to prescribe
> a good hair and scalp treatment. I am bothered
! with Itching scalp and dandruff My hair la
J faded aud failing and none of the remedies I
! have trloi have done any permanent good ”
Answer Go to your druggist and obtaia a 4 oa.
j ar of piain yellow Mlnyol Apply as per dlrec-
tloua. This treatment differs from ail and I
have actually seen the astonishing transforma
tion* which result from ita tie*. The dandruff
and itching arc cured with two or three applica
tions. while it makes the hair glossy, wavy and
full of Interne natural color.
"Myrtle" writes "Owing to my extreme thin
ness I am frequently embarrassed by alighting re
mark* of young people ('an you prescribe a
sare remedy to Increase my weight?”
Answer: 1 have so many gratifying report* from
the users of three grain Hypo-Nuclane tablets,
that 1 have become to regard these valuable lit -
tie tablet* as a specific and prescribe them to all
who arc acnemic. thin, wasting, nervous and
debilitated. 1 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. C." writes: I have been affected
for some months with rheumatism and have taken
much medicine in rain. Please give prewrlptlon
that will cure **
Answer The most efficient praecription 1 have
ever given for rheumatism is Iodide of potassium.
drams: sodium salicylate, 4 drains, wine of
OOtftUrum. ene-half ounce: comp, essence cardlol,
1 os : comp, fluid balniwort, 1 ox., and syrup
sarsaparilla comp., <wa. Mix aud take a tea
spoonful at meal time and at bed time.
"Farmwife" write*: "Tou once recommended a
home made oough ayrup. 1 tried it aud found
it the iwat email and ooki syrup that I ever
heard of It was so prompt in relieving the se
verest coughs and colds and a pint bottle made
at home lasted so loug that I have forgotten the
ingredients. Kindly publish again "
Answer The splendid laxative, home-ma
cough ayrup is made by mixing a 14 ox. bottle
of concentrated essence mentho laxene with a
home-made sugar syrup. Directions on the bot
tle tells how to uiafct and use. It is a Cine,
cheap remedy.
Johnson” writes: “1 am bothered greatly wllh
Indigestion Things I like to eat nearly always
cause a heavy ill-at ease feeling in my ttomach.
and my breath is bad, while 1 am nervous, irri
table and frequently can not sleep."
Answer: A very excellent treatment which is
widely prescTtl'ed for its gradual curative action, ,
as well as the instant relief it affords. Is tablets ,
trtopopttne. packed lu sealed * arums Take ..
pink tablet after breakfast, white tablet after ,
dinner and Mue tablet after supper Continue
and the curative agenciea will soon restore nat
ural digestion
"Mr* M f* ‘ writes "I am recovering from
a loug illness, but am very weak, nervous, sleep- i
less and have little appetite. Can you giv, me )
a good touic restorative treatment?' )
Answer Have the following precrlption filled <
and take a teaapnonful before meal*: Pyrup of (
hrpophoephite* comp., n o» tincture cadomane s
comp.. 1 a* (iu*t car.ismon' Mix and shake >
well hK-»re using This is a tin# nerve tonic and S
system 'cole for oU1 and young. S
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