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4 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. F Swamped by Bills, Florida Assem bly Is Ready to Legislate Itself Out of Existence, By JAMES B. NEVIN. Th« Florida legislature is consider ing a bill to abolish itrelf, and this strange and unusual situation la per fectly familiar to members of the Georgia Legislature The Florida General Assembly, In the limited time of its sittings, finds it utterly impossible to dispose of the meet of business annually dumped upon It, through the slow and cum bersome methods of legislative pro cedure now provided. It takes. In the Florida Legislature as in that of Georgia, as much time to pass a little, Inconsequential local measure as It does to pass a general law. and there are five times as many local laws proposed. A local bill must be read three times in each House on- separate days, referred In both Houses to a committee for consideration, and take its place upon the calendar at the will of the House concerned. Florida haw found that It must sac rifice much general legislation. In the final crush and jam of the eessionp, to the ever-increasing pressure of the time limit Imposed by the State Con stitution. It finally has become so disgusted with itself and its inability to handle In an intelligent manner the matter sent in for consideration that it is ready to throw up its hands in diagusd and quit. The Florida Legislature likely will not abolish itself, of course—it better may mend Itself than end Itself. If some methods of disposing of local bills were provided whereby the time now lost inr the Legislature might be given to the consideration of general acts, the trouble would be solved One well-known . member of the Georgia Legislature ha^ the matter of reform in legislative proceedings now In mind, and he will undertake In the next session to frame a plan for the more expeditious disposition of local matters. Another member believes that the problem might be solved by paying the members a salary instead of a per diem, fixing the salary at the pres ent per diem, and taking the time limit of sitting off. Certain it is that the Georgia Legis lature every year goes up against the same trouble that is now pestering the Florida General Assembly, and a se rious effort will be made during the in-coming session to get away from it. So far. how'ever. no member of the Georgia General Assembly has had the nerve to propose that the Legislature abolish itself! During the coming session of the General Assembly of Georgia James.) Slade, senior member of the Muscogee delegation to the Legislature, pro poses to push eight measures which he believes will be of State-wide in terest; in fart, each of the measures is State-wide in nature. First, he proposes to help establish an equalization of taxes. Second, he will help re-establish the dog law. Third, help establish some just measure of garnishment of wages. Fourth, aid the State University ir. securing appropriations for abso lutely needed physical improvements. Fifth, help establish In the Georgia Code - what constitutes "colored per son,” which the Code does not now define Sixth, he will present a bill to amend the Constitution, defining what constitutes good character, giving def- nlte Interpretation to that term in the disfranchisement act. In other words, to wipe the last negro’s name off thi electors te. Seventh, prepare more pay for teachers and to get it for them sooner. Eighth, he will undertake to have the amendment to the State military law providing for taking authority out of the hands of civil authorities, in the event of riots, and put in the hands of the military authorities. Governor Joseph M. Brown is tak ing things easy nowadays, and get ting the State's affairs in apple pie order to turn over to Governor Sla ton some three weeks hence. The Governor, as he nears the end of his term, is as reticent as ever about his future. Whether he will elect to retire permanently to pri vate life or have a try at the United States Senate, no man other than himself is qualified to say. He reso lutely refuses to discuss promotion to another office while yet he occupies the Governorship Certain it is that Governor Brown will retire to his Cherokee County farm for a time. Certain it is, too, that he will not undertake to ‘'butt in” on Governor Slaton’s business, nor on anybody else's business, insofar as running the State's affair are con cerned—that is. unless he is requested to do so by parties interested, and that wouldn't be “butting in,” any way. Governor Brown has his hand on the State’s political pulse, however— never fear And he is a most astute diagnostician, moreover If he de cides to try for the Senate he will know exactly what he is driving at He isn’t going to shoot without hav ing first taken most careful aim The Governor is very friendly to his successor—indeed, w hen Governor Brown was last elected John M. Sla ton unquestionably was one of the powerful and effective influences be hind him. There has been some talk of Slaton for the Senate next time, but it may be taken as an assured fact that Slaton and Brown both will not run. White City Park Now Open *> ON TO BALTIMORE l $20.85—Round Trip—$20.85. ! SOUTHERN RAILWAY i OFFICIAL ROUTE AD MEN'S CLUB Tickets on sale June 5, 6 and 7. Excellent service, modern equipment, convenient sched ules. City Ticket Office, No. 1 tree Street. 127NOWENRO IN GREAT PLAYER-PIANO CLUB A LL RECORDS in the South for buying Player-Pianos have been smashed by members of the gigantic Weatherholt Player- Piano Club. So far 127 members have en rolled. The club plan is proving more popular than I anticipated. Lovers of music in At lanta, and all over the South, realize that the saving of $334.50 by my Club Plan is an op portunity which should not be overlooked. So they are rushing to enroll. At the present rate of enrollment, all of the 400 memberships will be gone before the time limit expires. There is a reason for this rush to enroll. My Club Plan means that every one of the 400 members secures a $650.00 Player-Piano for $488.50 on terms of $10 down and $2.50 per week. In addition to this my plan has free features worth $173, which makes the saving to each member $334.50. And the first pay- ament of $10 places the Player-Piano in your home with everything ready to play. There are no extras of any kind. You pay the mem bership fee of $10, get the Player and begin playing the 12 rolls of music I give free. When you get tired of this music, bring back the 12 rolls and exchange them for 12 more from my free library of 5,000 rolls. Do this as often as you like. Ten Reasons Why YOU Should Join My Big Gub 1 2 3 4 5 One Year’s Trial 0 QU ; nfr nf C1 0 1 Rn If you bought this Club Player-Piano in the uuvillg Ul 0 I U liJU open market, you would pay $650.00 for it. By my Gigantic Club Plan of 400 members co-operating together, I am able to offer this Player at $488.50. But this is only the first sav ing. If I were not interested in the club members, I could unload a cheap player and then try and forget it. That is not the Weatherholt way of doing business. Try it a year. Then, if you want something else, you m^y exchange it and get credit for amount paid. Ton-Year Pnarantoo T ^ ere are * ots °f Pi a y er ‘-Pianos i could sen lull luQl Cud I ullluu f or considerably less money and make more profit. But I wouldn’t guarantee them for ten days, to say nothing of ten years. I KNOW the Weatherholt Club Player and the people who have been making it for years. That’s why I GUARANTEE IT FOR TEN YEARS. I know that if those who purchase my Club Players live, they will pay for them. I want their families to have them in case of death. So I guaran tee that every purchaser will live to pay for it. If he dies, I will give a receipt in full to his beneficiaries. These terms are cheaper than rent ing an ordinary Player. Why rent an inferior Player when you can OWN a high class one for less money? These terms place the Weatherholt Club Player Piano WITHIN THE REACH OF EV ERYBODY. There is no excuse for not having a Player-Piano now. Monthly payments can be arranged. Free Life Insurance Terms of Payment, $2.50 Per Week 6 7 8 9 10 Two-Year Conservatory Course A 25c Rebate on All Weekly Payments Made Before Due Under this feature the cost of the Player may be reduced almost $50 more. I want to make the Club Plan as attractive as possible, and so I added this feature to encourage those who should be re warded for promptness. Nfl IntPTPQt t ^ 10Se w ^° ^ ave ^ a( ^ ex P er i ence with paying in- llU INluI GDI terest on deferred payments can appreciate this fea ture. The last payment is no more than the first under my plan. When interest is charged the last payment is a third more. In other words, I save each member $78 on each Player. For those who do not play the ordinary piano, but who want to learn, I have added this feature. I have arranged with a successful conservatory for these scholarships. The regular price is $80. Inasmuch as the Club Player is a Piano and Player-Piano combined, many like to understand music. This is one of the greatest features ever offered. It means that I give each Club Member $10.50 worth of music every day. I give 12 rolls of music worth that with each Player free. Then these may be exchanged every day if desired for other music in my 5,000-roll library. Selected Bench to Match Player and 12 Rolls of Music This feature amounts to $15. The benches cost $4.50 each, and the 12 rolls of music are worth $10.50. What good is a Player-Piano without a bench or music? I want each Club Member to get the Player fully equipped. , v — - — Free Music Exchange Library All These Features Accompany in Writing the Sale of Every Club Player-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. WEATHERHOLT PIANO COMPANY |Fea£t Regular Price $650; Club Price $488.50 Club Terms: $ 10 Down, $2.50 Per Week I want every lover of music to investigate the gigantic Weatherholt Player-Piano Club. If you live in Atlanta, visit our store and see them and hear them and observe how easily they are operated. Any member of the family can play anything equal to an artist. And remember that you may own a Weatherholt Club Player Piano for less money than you can rent an ordinary Player. I have made this possible by revolution izing the piano business by my Club Plan. ENROLL NOW. For Out-Of-Town Customers Fill Out Coupon and Mail WEATHERHOLT PIANO CO., Atlanta. Ga. Gentlemen: Inclosed please find $10.00 membership fee (first cash pay ment), for which ship to my address your Club Player-Piano at once, includ ing bench, scarf, 12 rolls of music and free delivery, with the understanding I can pay balance in $10.00 monthly pay- ments. Name .. Address “THE SOUTH’S FOREMOST PIANO HOUSE” Weatherholt Building Atlanta, Georgia