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Till*: ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, TDESDAY. MAY 20. 1913
DEFEAT IS LIKELY
Good Citizens Praise jf}rj muj .
His War on Lawlessness Lauded ONLY COfiilEllf
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Hunt for CobbDynamiters Diligent
G.O.P.L
Pressure of Other Bills Will
Sidetrack issue in Summer
Legislative Session.
By JAMES B. NEVIN.
The apprehension of Georgia bank
ers, recently in session in Savannah,
tbat their proposed banking reform
bill may fail of passage in the *iexl
Legislature because of the pressure
of other matter probably is well
founded.
The banking reform bill is volumi
nous and cannot get through the Le.
talature without mature deliberate
both ip committee and on the floor
It necessarily will be taken up ■Potior,
by section and that means that Ls
must be whipped out four times in
detail. Rather a long, rough and rug
ged road to travel, to he sure.
Like the general insurance legis
lation effected in the last General
Assembly, however, it is highly im
portant business, and I egislators will
decline to vote for It without knowing
exactly what each section provides.
The prospect ahead of the banking
bill has served to renew the I a Ik <>f
providing a. more satisfactory way
of disposing* of purely local legisla
tion in the future It is local legisla
tion invariably that tlec up the two
houses and serves to kill through in
attention many meritorious general
bills. Members will pass their im
mediate local legislation, if the rest
of the State’s legislation program
goes hang!
If locaj legislation might he disposed
of. particularly where there is no
opposition, through some simple leg
ialative method. It easily would shvh
50 }>er cent of the General Assembly*
time. As it is now, a local measure
takes up almost if not quite as much
time as the average general measure
yet it is a matter of a relatively
small importance in separate in
stances to the State at large.
It takes about as much time to
increase the number of county com
missioners in Dodge County, for in
stance, as it does to amend the game
laws, and yet who outside of Dodge
County cares a hoot whether that
county ha?' three or five county com
missioners? y
An effort will he made in the next
Legislature to simplify the process of
local legislation, and many people
'■ill sincerely hope that the effort
may succeed. *
ludge John T. Allen, of Baldwin
County. Senator-elect from the
twentieth district, passed through At
lanta to-day.
Judge Allen was in high spirits
and expressed himself as entirely sa*.
Isfled with the status of his race for
the presidency of the next Senate.
1 If the vote were to be taken to*
morrow," said he. “1 am sure abso
lutely that 1 would he elected, anil,
in the beat of good nature, 1 really
believe 1 shall be the only candidate
before the Senate when the voting
takes place next month.”
Judge Allen has been described a •
the one, mjm in Georgia politics about
whom there is absolutely no “lo.«t
motion," and somehow the descrip
tion seems to fit him snugly.
He is one of the very best lawyers
in /he State and one of Georgia’s
most astute statesmen.
The Doited States Supreme Court
is expected to hand down soon a de- j
cieion in the famous Cureton case
from Georgia, that will interest the
prohibitionists of the State particu
larly.
The question involve d is whether I
the prohibition laws of Georgia shall
be construed similarly to the prohi-|
bition law's of Tennessee, the Su
preme Courts of the two States be
ing of exact opposite opinions as to
the point raised
Cureton, a Chattanooga soft drink
dealer, owned a large distillery near
Rising Pawn. Ga He received an or
der for whisky in his Chattanooga
house, and sent it to his Georgia dis
tillery to be filled. The whisky was
shipped from Rising Dawn, and Cure
ton was arrested on a charge of sell
ing whisky, was tried and found
guilty, tlie Georgia Supreme Court
holding, that the delivery at Rising
Fawn to the common carrier was the
consummation of a sale. Cureton ap
pealed to* the- Doited States Court,
claiming protection under the inter
state commerce laws.
If the Dnitetl States Supreme
Court upholds the Georgia Supreme
Court, th;. prohibitionists will re
gard it as a victor.'. If. on the con
trary. the Dnited States Courts take
the view as set up in the Tennessee
Supreme Court, the ‘dry’' people will
feel that they have lost a point
The decision is expected shortly.
Representative Burwell, of Hancock
County, will he the oldest member
of the new Legislature in point of
continuous service. He has been a
member of the General Assembly
since 1596
Joe Hill Hall, of Bibb; Byron Row
er of Decatur: John M. Slaton, of
Fulton, and John N Holder, of Jack-
son, all of whom ranked with Mr
Burwell in point of continuous ser
vice. will be missing from the new
House, leaving Burwell the veteran
and the dean.
The rntleman from Hancock has
been in the Legislature almost from
the date o his twenty-first birthday.
The effort to increase heavily the
appropriation for Confederate pen
sions in the next Legislature, while
likely to arouse much sympathy,
probably will have a hard road to
travel.
There will be few if any members
who would not like to see the pen
sion increased, and yet there will
be many who will be unable to see
how it is to be done and meet the
other necessary expenses of the State
in addition.
It is very well known that Legisla
tures of lat* years have found it ex
tremely difficult to keep the State's
outgo within its income, and one of
the heaviest items of annual expense
is the Confederate pension appro
priation.
If some statesman is able to show
the legislature how the pensions may
be increased without greatly embar
rassing some of the department* the
pensions probably will be increased, j
all right Dnless the legislature is 1
shown that, however, the increase is i
^apt to be slight, if anything. j
“The State,
does not
concede
that
anarchy in
any form
shall
supplant
her
laws.’’
Orientals May Not Hasten to
Answer U. S. Reply to the
Alien Bill Protest.
WASHINGTON, May 20.—It is la-
pans next move, was the only com
ment State Department officials would
make to-day on the Japanese situa
tion The reports vary as t<> th> lime
when the Mikado’s statesmen wiil
make their reply to the note delivered
by Secretary of State Bryan to the
Japanese Ambassador yesterday.
Some officials expect It within the
next three days and others say the
Japanese might take prolonged con-
IRE PLAYS
™WEEK| REUNITE FtCTIiS
Entertaining Bill at For»yth.
First nlghters—those afflicted with I
the desire to see and hear before any- j
body dse—who settled into their
accustomed seats Monday night at
the Forsyth Theater prepared to en
dure at any cost the routine vaude
ville, were given several surprises of
their young and blase lives before the
program was finished.
Perhaps the most unusual number
of the entertaining bill was John
Geiger and his '"talking violin." Mr.
Geiger certainly made his violin do
everything but speak and after he
had put it through its paces, includ
ing imitations of almost everything
from a "SpizzerlnctuirC to a vvood-
saw, his audience had forgotten that
he hadn’t made the instrument emit-
vocal sounds.
For first-row habitues the Dunedin
troupe, a bicycle novelty act, com
posed of one man and three girls,
proved an Interesting feature. The
one man ran certainly ride, and the
girls are very good to look at, es
pecially to the first-row crowd. Other
federation, since the Webb act will n*»t |
l:<> into effect before August numbers of the bill included Jose
Reports of unusual activity in f!u»||hine Dunfee. whose voice, while very
way of shipments of supplies to th**jgood, was wrongly • applied in the
Presidio of San Francis*co were deni* d caliber of songs she rendered; Nevins
at the War Department to-day. i and Krwood, old-timers on Atlanta s
Secretary of War Garrison declared dancing stage; Adam and Eve. a
i he effort now being made to recruit monkey act especially attractive to
the regiments in the Philippines to children; Gallagher and Fields -in a
their full strength ha^ been going on comedy act entitled ‘The Battle of
for nearly twelve months, end has no j Hay Rum." which proved a winner,
relation o. the pr» sent situation be an( j Bradshaw Brothers, who present-
tween Japan and the Dnited States. I some amazing new twists and
turns in a contortion act.
Asiatic L ague Would
Deny Orientals Leases.
RAN FRANCISCO, May 20.—The
executive committee of the Asiatic
Constitutional League has begun
obtaining signatures to a referendum
petition to defeat the anti-alien land
law which was signed by Governor
Johnson yesterday.
The league’s objection to the law is
the clause permitting an alien to hold
three-year lease. The officials of
the league soon will circulate an Ini
tiative petition for a law which "’111
exclude Japanese, and Chinese from
loth ownership and leaseholds under
any conditions.
California Only Trying
To Save Itself, He Says.
NEW YORK.. May 20.—"The people
of California have reached a crisis
in their affairs. They have to deter
mine right now whether California is
to be overrun by Asiatics or whether
it is to be kept for Californian:?. In
three years California will be com
pletely overrun Jf the wrong steps are.
taken no.w."
This statement was made here to
day by Benjamin Ide Wheeler, presi
dent of the Dniversity of California,
as he and Mrs. Wheeler were sailing
for Europe. Dr. Wheeler expressed
the opinion, though, that there is no
danger of actual hostilities between
this country and Japan.
"The diplomats will be able to
bring about a common understand
ing." .sapl be. \* the same time he
lareq the alien land bill, hnrrljpg
“The Deep Purple” Pleases.
Patrons of the Atlanta Theater
were treated to a new phase of Miss
Billy Long’s ability ns leading lady
yesterday, when "The Deep Purple.
Paul Arm rong and Wilson Mizner’
play, was presented in Atlanta for the
first time. The initial performance
was at a matinee.
Ably assisting Miss Long in her
triumph in the portrayal of New York
underworld life was Miss Agnes Tins
ley Harrison, the popular young At
lanta girl, who took the part of the
unconscious blackmailer.
Th - i ’ey is an interesting one frqm
start to finish, and the company ap
pears to advantage in it. Mr. Vail,
the leading man. does some good work
in the part assigned him.
Generous applause was accorded
the toMpanv for its work by the
moderately filled house.
Tabloid Musical Comedy at Bijou.
Tabloid musical comedy—"A Trip
to Joyville" the attraction—got a fine
start on Monday at the Bijou. Four
big audiences indorsed the great big
dime’s worth of entertainment. The
show, the theater and the general con
ditions all pointed to the fact that
tabloid entertainment had caught »•:.
in just the fashion the knowing on.s
had predicted.
"A Trip to Joyville" is an hour and
a third of singing, dancing, comedy
and music, with some vaudeville in
terruptions that are clever. There is
a story about a lot of jolly folks going
off for a day of frolic; they are pretiy
girls, well-groomed youne men and a
corps of character comedians who wiil
perhaps be found some day in "faster
company.
A Trip to Joyville" will be present-
New Plan Lets Committee Rear
range Representation Instead
of Calling Convention.
WASHINGTON. May 211— Recoin-
tnendation that the Republican Na
tional Committee readjust the basis
of representation in national conven
tions, instead of calling a national
convention to effect this change, prob
ably will be made by the execu
tive committee of the national com
mittee when it meets here Saturday
to take up this question. This was
the consensus of opinion to-day.
Many members of the committee
favor accomplishing the change with
out calling a convention. National
Chairman’Charles D. Hilles wilDpre-
side at the meeting.
Members of the executive commit
tee are John T. Adams. Iowa; Fred
W. Estabrook. New Hampshire;
Thomas P Goodrich, Indiana. Thom
as A. Marlow, Montana; Alvah H.
Martin, Virginia; Thomas K. Neid-
ringhaus. Missouri; Samuel M. Per
kins. Washington; Newell Sanders,
Tennessee; Charles B. Warren. Mb h-
igan; Roy O. West, Illinois; Ralph E
Williams, Oregon
On this committee are three men
who were Roosevelt sympathizers at
the Chicago convention. They are
Neidringhaus. West and Williams.
Committeeman Adams, of Iowa, is
friendly to the Cummins reorganiza
tion plan.
"This committee is as progressive
as anybody.” said a Republican leader
to-day, "and ought to he satisfactory
to LaFollette men.”
The theory of the Republicans is
that the Progressive faction of the
party can be brought closer into the
fold by merely readjusting represen
tation in national conventions. It will
be a cheap and convenient way of
reuniting the party.
TRAIN BANDIT GETS $10,000.
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRI
CA. May 20. -A lone bandit held up a
train on' the line between this city
and Capetown to-day and escaped
with a pouch containing $10,000.
The Kind You lla\<‘ Always Bought Il "< b ® rn « th e signa
ture of Chas. II. Fletclier, and has been made under his
persona) supervision for over 30 y ears. Allow no on®
to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and
.Tnst-as-grood ” are hut Experiments, and endanger the
health of Children—Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTOR!A
Oastoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Props and Soothing' Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. It cin e Diarrhoea and Wind
Colie. It. relit ves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the Signature of
Use For Over 30 Years.
THE CENTAUR COMPANY. TT MURRAY STREET. NEW YORK CITY.
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QeorgiaLm Want Ads
Use For Results
Both Pfnonnes
Japanese from ownership of land in< a( matinee—two.on Saturda
California, was just
the law of the St a
and should be
tiovernor Joseph M. Brown.
DEATH ENDS TRIAL
Reward for Men Who Blew Up
Home of Negro Attracts
Much Attention.
COUNTERFEITER CONVICTED.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, May 20.
R. T. Lawing. member of the coun
terfeiting gang tried a few days ago,
was to-day sentenced in the Federal
Court to two years in the Atlanta
Penitentiary. He is the fourth pris
oner convicted at this term of court
to be sent to Atlanta.
and twice each night the rest of the
week.
Bond Registration Closes.
COLUMBUS. The registration
books for the Dillingham Street bridge
bonds have closed with only 456 voters
having qualified for the election on
June 7. The issue is for $50,000-, it
being the third to be voted upon for
the bridge.
Slain Convict’s Widow Expires
While Pushing Suit for His
Brother's Insurance.
AUGUSTA, C A . May 20 The death
of the second plaintiff, while the case
was being heard in the City <’ourt of
Augusta. to-da\ brought i<* a sudden
termination the fifth trial «>f a suit t<»
collect at $.X.<>00 m. uraiu * policy on the
life of John Moore, who was slain near
KeysvIUe in January, 1907 The Fcptita
ble Life Assurance Society of the United
Slates is the defendant
will now result with f
to prosecute the suit. Tin four pre-j
vious hearings re suite* 1 in mistrials
Tom Moore, who several month; ago
was killed i\s an escaped convict while
from J
t he
his
fugitive with “Old Bill" Mir
the f^tH’te Farm at Mllledgevllle.
inally brought the suit. He wai
l>enefiriar.\ named in the) T>olicj
Tom Moore was accused of klllir
brother and was given h life sentence
In the penitentiary The Supreme Court
affirmed it He was serving this when
he escaped from the State Farm and
met death.
Mrs, 1/ouise Moore, as administratrix
of the estate of her husband. Tom
Moore, continued the insurance suit.
To-day. while the case was on trial, j
from Washing- |
o death of, Mrs
Governor Joseph M. Brown’s proc
lamation, offering p reward for the
apprehension of the Cobb County dy
namiters. has attracted a great deal
of attention and brought forth many
expressions of approval throughout
the Stat<
The Governor’s uncompromisingly
hostile attitude toward all forms of
lawlessness has been so persistently
demonstrated that there are few if
any criminals left in Georgia who do
i not know that he means to ehforea
the law sternly against them if they
violate the same.
Not only has he set every agency
of the State at work seeking to es
tablish the identity of the Cobb Coun
ty dynamiters, but he also has of
fered substantial rewards for the ap-
I prehension of certain lynchers re
cently operating in Columbia and
*ixih trial j Heard Counties,
third plaintiff j As he draws near the end of his
term in tin executive office. Gov
ernor Brown, instead of weakening
in any of his positions against law
lessness. seems all the more inclined
to emphasize his personal and official
I detestation of it.
Tht' Governor holds that there are
j very many more law-abiding people
in Georgia than there are lawbreak
ers. and that law-observers are en
titled to full and complete protection
against the criminal classes.
A
Better Than Wealth
is perfect, health; but to enjoy pood health it is necessary
first to pet rid of the minor ailments caused by defect
ive or irrepular action of the stomach, liver, kidneys
and bowels,—ailments which spoil life, dull pleasure,
and make all sufferers feel tired or good for nothing.
(The Lhfgfrt Sale of Any Med»cirr in th© World)
have proved themselves to be the best corrective or pre
ventive of these troubles. They insure better feelinps
and those who rely upon them soon find themselves so
brisk and stronp they are better able to* work and
enjoy life. For that reason alone, Bcecham’s Pills are
The Favorite Family Medicine
Sold everywhere. In boxe«. 10c., 25c.
Directions with every box show the wsy to good hexlth.
The beautiful lake will be ready for
the people Thursday morning. The
Park Commissioners have spent sev
eral thousand dollars getting the
lake in shape for the bathing sea
son. The indosure is about three
times larger than last year. Hun
dreds of streams of pure, freshwater
are running into it all the time.
HAVE YOU BOUGHT YOUR
BATHiNG SUIT ? We have
a full slock o! two-piece
suits from SI to $3.50,
r.
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thi
jury, a ft r
aitorru
?re end
fo
ing to pn
killed
Judge Eve had
proof on the in
king into consid-
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i DRUNK HABIT CAUSES SUICIDE.
CHATTANOOGA THNN, May CO
Sam Green, of Rossville. Ga com
mitted suicide by drinking carbolic
acid. Despondency because of intem
perance is given as the cause.
Excursion. Tallulah Falls.
Wednesday, May 21. $1 50.
White City Park New Open,
BEST JELLICG LUR
Steam Coal for the furnace
at very iow pric s
$4.23
Satisfaction guaranteed on
all Coals.
BEST JELLICG Nl
$4 OO
Remember, you can always
J * buy good Coal at Meinert’s
50c per ton cheaper.
Phorpniir manaft^r.
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