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OLD GUARD NEARS HOME AFTER MEMORABLE TOUR OF NORTHERN CITIES
Parading through the famous ltoston Common, Commanders Burke
in the lead.
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Stand Taken by Bar Association
Does Not Meet With Favoc.
Simplification Wanted.
Famous Rail Heads and l awyers
Attend L. & N. Suit in the
Federal Court Here.
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Subdued expressions around the
State Capitol indicate a general de
sire among officeholders for a revision
of the Georgia Constitution of 1877.
The action of the Bar Association at
Warm Springs last week in unani
mously opposing the movement in
commented on with no great favor.
W. R. Power, warrant secretary ♦<>
the Governor, was outright in Lri.-t *» -
vocacy of a constitutional convention.
Referring to the opinion of the Ba
Association, he admitted the time
might not be quite ripe,, but said it
was coming, and coming soon.
Phil Cook, Secretary of State, said
some parts of the Constitution un
doubtedly needed changing, but ef
forts in that direction would meet
with opposition.
"The great fear of revision is that
the bars might be let down to the
State treasury,” he said, “and re
strictions placed around the expendi
ture of money by fne wisdom of Bob
Toombs might be withdrawn.”
One objection to the Constitution
pointed out by the Secretary of State
was its lack of simplicity, because of
numerous amendments. The Legisla
ture proposes amendments each year,
Which are invariably ratified, he said.
A State- treasury official said the
State was twenty years behind in its
fiscal policies, and a constitutional re
vision whs the only possible correc
tive. “In handling State funds.” ■
pointed out. “we are hampered by
laws enacted 35 years ago. Consti
tutional revision is necessary to cor
rect these evils.”
Other "evils” indicated were the
creation of new counties and new eitv
courts, the multiplication of judicial
circuits and the present method of
amending the Constitution.
The Louisville and Nashville Rail
road Company’s fight against lhe en
forcement of the 2%-cent fare or
dered by the Alabama Railroad Com
mission was reopened in the Federal
Court in Atlanta Tuesday morning.
Judge William I. Grubb, of Birming
ham, is presiding in the case, while
Judge Don Pardee and Judge David D.
Appeals, are
3itt^ig-.>yHhr,him-iat:Uis request. The
hc.ibrng the petition of the
railroad company for a permanent In
junction. against enforcing the rate.
. Court-convened a-t 10 o'clock, but a
recess was taken shortly afterward
to allow counsel on both sides to in
spect affidavits filed by agreement,
and headway in the case is not ex
pected to be made until afternoon.
The hearing is expected to last three
or four day*.
Notables Are in Attendance.
Among those who arrived in At
lanta this morning to attend the hear
ing is Milton H. Smith, president of
ther Louisville -and Nashville Railroad,
one of the most aggressive and pic
turesque of great railroad men of
America. With him are H. L. Stone,
general counsel; W. A. Colston, gen
eral solicitor, both from Louisville,
and former Congressman Sidney J.
Bowie, of Birmingham, special coun
sel for the Louisville and Nashville,<
th" man who*has led the fight of the
railroad company during five years’
litigation.
Other officials of the railroad com
pany are \V. A. Russell, general pas
senger traffic manager, and A. R.
Smith, third vice president, who is in
direct charge of the passenger tratfic
of the road.
Noted Jurists for State.
Representing the State of .Alabama
are Samuel D. Weakley, former Chief
Justice of tlie Alabama Supreme
'Court, ajid H. C. Selheimer, both from
Birmingham, who have been in charge
of the State’s case since the begin
ning of the litigation; Charles Hen-
•lerson, president of the Alabama
Railroad Commission, and R. C.
Brickell, Attorney General for Ala
bama.
Alabama's fight for a lower passen
ger rate was started by former Gov
ernor B. B. Comer. It brought on one
of the most sensational eases the
Federal Court has ever handled in the
South, and there was sharp conflict
between Governor Comer and Fed
ora! Judge Jones and Milton H.
Smith.
The railroad company's' argument
| was opened by Sidney J. .Bowie, the
! plea being made that the enforcement
i of the 2 ^ -cent 0 rate by the State
j of Alabama, under orders of the Ala
bama Railroad Commission, is uncon-
stiutional in that it affects interstat.
commerce over which the State ‘com*
l mission has no control.
Placing wreaths on thp soldiers’ and sailors’ monument on the Boston Common
Says No Meat Diet
Weakens Will Power
Peace Envoys’ to Reach Atlanta
Wednesday via Savannah.
PARIS, June 3.—A vigorous attack
on vegetarianism has just been made
by Prof. Gautier in a Sorbonne lect
ure on the value of various food
stuffs.
“Vegetarianism,” he declared, re
duces the energy, weakens the will
power, and lessens the capacity for
prompt decision.”
Wine Prof. Gautier considered to
be a good instead of a harmful drink.
gray-coated veterans were prominent
in the ceremonies which were held at
the soldiers’ and sailors' monument.
They marched with the Edward W.
Kingsley Post, G. A. R., and with tiie
Koarsarge naval veterans. In the art*
ernoon tiie Gate City Guard was pres
ent at tin* annual banquet held at the
American House.
From Boston the Old Guard went to
Philadelphia, where they reviewed
3.000 high school cadets on parade
rtnd were the guests at numerous
other entertainments.
The battalion returned South via
steamship to Savannah. While in that
city they are the guepts of the Georgia
Hussar?.
With the return to Atlanta Wed
nesday of members of the Old Guard
battalion, the most memorable event
in the history of that organization—
it a second peace mission—will be
brought to a close.
Dispatches from Washington. I). C.,
Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York.
Boston and other points which were
included in the Old Guard's tour rang
with the plaudits given them by their
Northern entertainers during the two
week? of their visit.
Perhaps the most memorable of
their receptions was that accorded the
travelers in Boston at the Memorial
Day celebration in that city. Tire*
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COMER ORATOR AT OXFORD.
ANNISTON. ALA., June 3.—Former
Governor R. B. Comer will be the ora-
lor at Oxford Wednesday evening
when the State High School at that
place and the city schools hold com
mencement exercises.
State Officials and Large Party
From Atlanta Go to Gaines
ville for Ceremonies.
Aged Atlanta Attorney Served as
Secretary to Alex Stephens
” \ yVhen Governor.
Jury Alters Verdict
Style to Fit Evidence
Fulton Legislator
Wants Code Revised
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To Have‘Caroan-etc
SAVANNAH. GA., June 3.—“We
find no Verdict for want of sufficient
evidence,” was tho verdict of a jury
in Superior'Court in the divorce suit
uf Mrs. F. < 'lair Singletary against C.
R. Singletary, the wife charging hab
itual intoxication and undertaking to
make out a case bn this ground.
The j.tjry £tdn’t think the evidence
justified a legal parting of the couple
and so the unusual verdict was fram
ed up. Counsel for the wife withdrew
the proceedings, as that form of ver
dict was not effective.
John Y. Smith, Representative-elect
from Fulton County, favors a bill
providing’a special commission to go
ir)t<> the question of improving the
Georgia penal code and reforming
prison conditions.
“I think that a commission should
have the power,” Mr. Smith said
Tuesday, “to* subpena witnesses It
should go thoroughly into the. penal
law's and .the Georgia criminal code,
and should make a report on which a
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WffetAWAIt:
The unveiling of the monument to
Allen D. Candler, Governor of Geo* 1 ;
gia from 1898 to 1904, takes place at
Gainesville Tuesday, the birthday an
niversary of Jefferson Davis. J. X\.
Lindsey, Commissioner of Pensions,
| has been named chairman of the corrP-
I mittee in charge of the ceremony.
I Governor Joseph M, Brown, Gov*,
erpor-elect John M. Slaton and a
large party wen . from Atlanta to at
tend the event. The City Council of
Gainesville and the local camp of
Don’t stand that itching eczema
torment one day longer. Go to
the nearest druggist and get a
jar of Resinol Ointment and a
cake of Resinol Soap. Bathe the
eczema patches with Resinol Soap
and hot water, dry, and apply a
little Resinol Ointment. The tor
turing itching and burning stop
instantly, you no longer have to
dig and scratch, sleep becomes
possible, and healing begins.
Soon the ugly, tormenting erup
tions disappear completely and
for good.
Resinol is not an experiment.
It is a doctor's prescription which
proved so wonderfully successful
for skin troubles that it has been
used by other doctors all over the
country for eighteen years. No
other treatment for the skin now
before the public can show such a
record of professional approval.
Every druggist sells Resinol Oint
ment aud Resinol Soap, but you
can test them at our expense.
Just write to Dept. 41-S. Resinol,
Baltimore, Md., and we will send
you a generous trial by parcel
post.
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NEW YORK, June-3,—Felix M. Ro-
senstick, a senior at Columbia Uni
versity here, is suffering from earoan-
serlnusabmetu, in the opinion of Dr.
G. L. Meyland, physical director of
the university.
Rosenstick, who feared a test in the
swimming pool, which is one of the
requirements for graduation, will not
get his diploma unless he complies.
3 Atlanta. Girl* .Get-'
changes and reforms.
Edna Goodrich Will
Star in ‘Evangeline’
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DR. STOCKS REGAINS PER
FECT HEALTH.
After Long Vacation Returns
to City This Week and Re
sumes Practice June 9th.
Special Cable to The American.
LONDON, June 2.—Miss Edna
Goodrich intends to star next season
in a version of Longfellow s “Evan-
geline,” dramatized .by Tom Broad-
hurst, which Arthur Hopkins will pro
duce in New York. Miss Goodrich
will visit Normandy and Nova Scotia
to get local color.
Sewell Collins has arranged with
the Hippodrome to produce a sketch
on the suffragette question a fortnight
from now.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 3.—Tur
key has begun the evacuation of the
60,000 square miles of territory In Eu
rope which she lost to the Balkan al
lies. A dozen transports left Rodesto,
on the Sea of Marmora, to-day, bear
ing Turkish troops Into Asiatic ports.
Rodeato is at the western end of the
little strip of land Turkey has been
allowed to retain in Europe.
To My Former Friends and Pa
trons: I beg to announce that 1
will resume my practice on June 9.
Office on seventh floor Atlanta
Trust Building, 140 Peachtree rit
Bell phone ivy 4292. C. L. Stock.-.
Dentist.
RATE RAISE PLEA HEARD,
• WASHINGTON, June 3. The
terstate Commerce Commission
day heard the petition of 52 East
railroads north of the Potomac
Ohio for a 5 per cent increase
freight rates.
Nicholson, D. B.
Od >m, Benton
Obear, W. Q.
Quincey, J. W.
Post, W. G.
Power. W. R.
Reid, II. M.
SHOT BY A POLICEMAN.
ALA . June 3.— J.
W:'Gibson, of West'Huntsville, after
shooting a negro, was shot .and seri
ously wounded by Policeman Wheeler
Mitchell.
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