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r. I FIGHT PLANNED ON MILITARY RIOT LAW Slade Will Attempt to Have Leg islature Repeal Statute Per mitting Bayonet Rule. BY JAMES B. NEVIN. An effort will be made in the next Legislature to repeal that section of the State military law which now puts a community in time of riot in the hands of the military authorities, to the exclusion of the Civil Govern- f ment. It is by no means sure that th** ef fort will be successful, for the present military establishment has many warm supporters throughout the State, bilt it will be backed aggres sively, nevertheless. Representative Slade of Muscogee, already has prepared a measure vhich he thinks will restore the old order of things in time of riot, and yet leave in large proportion undis turbed the other military regulations enacted by the last General Assem bly. In a recent interview', Mr. Slade is quoted as saying, “1 am r.ot in favor of licensing ‘tin horn’ soldiers to shoot down innocent people in time of trouble, and then allowing a mili tary court-martial to sit on the case and say whether murder has been committed!” This statement refers to recent dis turbances in Augusta, where, as an incident to the military control of the city in time of riot, several per sons were killed by the soldiers on duty. The soldiers doing the shoot ing were subsequently tried by court- martial and acquitted. It has been very well known for some time that the military haws were to be attacked in the next Leg islature, but until the gentleman from Muscogee spoke up and notified his constituents at home that he intend ed fathering the measure, much un certainty has existed as to who would lead the way. Mr. Slade is one of the few Legis lative veterans who comes back to the House this year. He will intro- * duce his proposed anti-military bill • early in the session. A bill will be introduced in the next House seeking to make the tax col lector of Ware County ex-officio Sheriff of the county, in order that he may proceed to the collection or levying of tax executions without call ing on the Sheriff for assistance. This innovation is by no means unheard of in Georgia, though as several counties now operate under that system. Wherever it has been tried, moreover, it generally has been found to be most satisfactory. Representative-elect J. R. Palmour, of Hall, a new member of the incom ing Legislature, is an Atlanta visitor. Mr. Palmour is a young man of fine business reputation, and will en ter the House as one of its most promising new members. He is ex tremely modest in talking about the things he expects to achieve, and makes only one claim with aggres sive emphasis. He says he undoubt edly is the ‘‘original Burwell man” among the new membership, and con fidently predicts the election of the gentleman from Hancock to the Speakership on the first ballot. Some time* ago, in cleaning up the bookcase in the Mayor's office in Savannah, some valuable reports of the City of San Francisco were brought to light, 'and were found to concern in detail eighteen years ot the city’s history prior to 1913. They are of comparatively little value to Savannah, but the thought suggested itself to the Mayor that perhaps they might be of considerable value to the municipal Government of San Fran cisco, as doubtless many of the rec ords of that city were destroyed in the great earthquake and fire. A letter received by Mayor Rich ard J. Davantt from Mayor James* Ralph, of San Francisco, has confirm ed this impression. The Mayor of San Francisco expresses his gratifica tion of the offer of the old reports, stating that of some of them there are known to be but one or two 'copies in existence, and that they would he highly appreciated. The reports will accordingly be at ence boxed and shipped to the metrop- olis^of the \Vestern State. Jamesjda 11aw’ay, in the Macon Tel egraph, /writes as follows: ‘‘Winder is located, like Metter, at the ‘cor ners' of counties. Hence, Winder r wants a new county, and to call it /• Barrow, to be taken from the corners of Walton, Gwinnett and Jackson. Winder is many miles from the coun ty seats of all three of the counties. This is a day of progress and con venience. The Legislature will con sider kindly these moves for devel opment.” Both the proposed new counties of Barrow and Candler seems, at this stage of the game, to be viewed with favorable eye by such members of the incoming Legislature as visit At lanta nowadays. The Augusta Chronicle is worried because Governor-elect John M. Sla ton has a Japanese servant in his \ employ. v Still. Japan couldn’t very well get a battleship up the Chattahoochee River, and if she did, it would have to anchor 8 miles away from the Ex ecutive Mansion, so what’s the use? Solicitor General Joseph E. Pottle, of Milledgeville, is in Atlanta’s estat- ic and deliriously delighted midst to day. Colonel Pottle has just returned from Chattanooga, where he attended the Confederate reunion—not as a delegate, however. He says the boys in gray had a mighty fine time in Chattanooga, but that the town is hardly large enough to take care of them. In wandering Thursday through the picturesque and much tnonumented Chickamauga battlefield, 'Colonel Pottle’s patriotism became so thoroughly stirred, that he delivered V an impromptu but highly eloquent oration upon ‘‘Stonewall” Jackson, to an admiring group of Innocent by standers. The solicitor general is one of the most finished orators in Georgia. TITE ATLANTA OEORGTAN AND NEWS, First Day’s Record in Big Player- y HAT the interest in the gigantic Weather- holt Player-Piano Club is widespread was demonstrated yesterday when the mem bership books were opened. When the store closed for the night, 46 members had been en rolled. At this rate the 400 memberships will be taken before the time limit expires. I am not surprised at this record, for I knew the music-loving public would realize just how remarkable my club offer was. People are re alizing that the day of the ordinary piano is rapidly drawing to a close, and that the day of the Player-Piano is at hand. And when I made it possible to secure a $650 Player-Piano for $488.50 on terms of $10.00 down and $2.50 per week, there was a rush to enroll in my great co-operative club. The club membership is limited to 400 members. I will save each member $334.50. Because of the great purchasing power of the 400 club members, I can offer a magnificent $650 Player-Piano along with $173 worth of club features for $488.50, on terms of $10.00 down and $2.50 per week. In addition to this there is my Free Life Insurance Feature and the Music Exchange Privilege. Piano Club Here Are My Club Features: w Saving of J. $161.50 AT A 25c rebate on all weekly payments vr made before due •^One year’s trial mi (exchange privilege) 7 No ■ interest -c A ten year guarantee with each piano V A two-year conservatory course w (regular price $80) /% A Free Life Jt Insurance Feature Q A free music t/ exchange library Terms of payment $2.50 per week (monthly payments may be arranged) 1 ii A selected bench to match JL v player and 12 rolls of music All accompany in writing the sale of every Club Player-Piano Regular Price $650.00; Club Price $488.50 Club Terms: $}0 Down, $2.50 Per Week M Y Free Music Exchange Library alone makes the Weatherholt Player-Piano Club attractive. This means that every club member may secure $10.50 worth of Player Music every day if desired. Each member se cures free with the player twelve rolls of se lected music worth $10.60. I have installed a great library of 5,000 rolls, and members may exchange their music as often as desir able. Many have told me that the cost of Player Music has prevented them from buy ing Player Pianos in the past. My free li brary removes that objection. Sheet music is being replaced to day just as the Player-Piano is superseding the ordinary piano. That the Player-Piano may make those who do not un derstand music as proficient as those who do, all my vocal Player Music has the words printed on the roll. Anybody can play. And anybody with a voice may sing. A vocal in structor is constantly before the one operating the Player Piano. Every direction is given. The result is that the novice can render a song as well as the professional. I have devoted weeks of study to this great co-operative plan. I wanted to offer something which had never before been offered to lovers of music in the South. I know that I have done so. MY CLUB PLAN SAVES $650 00 78 00 80 00 50 4 10. 50 Player- Piano Interest Saved 2-year Conserv atory Course Selected Bench 12 Rolls ol Selected Music $323.00 488.50 CLUB PRICE $334.50 saving Notice to All Owners j\ Player-Pianos During our Player Club Mem bership Campaign, we will ex tend—without charge—our ex change privilege to any one purchasing 12 rolls of Player Music from us. This gives the purchaser free access to our 5,000-roll library. T HIS picture shows one of my demon strators adjusting a roll of music in a Club Player-Piano. There is nothing about these instruments difficult to un derstand. They have everything that one has which costs a thousand dollars. I think so much of these Club Player-Pianos that I GUARANTEE THEM FOR TEN YEARS. Every one of these players is equipped with a double accouatic sound ing board which produces the quality of tone found in a grand piano. Our Club Piano Regular Price . . $375.00 Club Price $267.50 Terms: $5 Cash, $1.25 Per Week * CONDITIONS: No interest, one year s trial and exchange privilege 15c rebate on payments made before due, free life insurance feature, ten-year guarantee. All of which accompany in writing the sale of every Club Piano. I WANT everybody interested in good music to visit our store. I want you to hear some good music—anything you like, from the classics to the latest rag time. Examine these Club Player-Pianos closely and see how easily you can play anything yon like, and play as well as an expert pianist. If you CAN play on the piano, you have two instruments in one— a Piano and a Player-Piano. You may use the piano and those members of your family who can not play, can produce music on the Player equal to yours. For Out-of-Town Customers Fill Out Coupon and Mail WEATHERHOLT PIANO OO, Atlanta, Ga. Gentlemen: Enclosed please find $10.00 membership fee (first cash pay ment), for which ship to my address your Olub Player-Piano at once, includ ing bench, scarf, 12 rolls of music and free delivery, with the understanding I louble oan pay balance in $10.00 monthly pay-by the ments. r pair. Name *s to Address ta** WEATHERHOLT PIANO COMPANY 72 North Broad Street “THE SOUTH’S FOREMOST PIANO HOUSE” Weatherholt Building Atlanta, Georgia