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MEN AND RELIGION BULLETIN NO. 66.
CHAINGANGS IN GEORGIA
You Will Write “Hope” Into Our Laws
“The way of a man
“Judge righteously and plead
•
“For we are saved
with a maid.”
the cause of the poor.”
by hope.”
—Proverbs 30-19.
—Proverbs 31:9.
—Romans 8:24.
It is not a doll in her arms.
The child-mother is nursing her fatherless baby.
What have we done to her?
You said in your laws:
‘ ‘ She can sell herself if she is ten years old. ’ ’
But she must be twenty-one before she can trade
a cow or hog.
You appropriated thousands of dollars to save
cattle from the tick—
Thousands to make hog cholera serum—
And thousands to study hogs that are sick.
You gave nothing for these pitiable girls.
Georgia has no place for them.
For the want of it, seventy-five known to us—they
are only children—they are being lost to-day.
Only God knows how many more!
Forty-four other States have reformatories for
suoii as these.
The bill introduced by Jones of Coweta, and Mills
of Butts, provides a reformatory for girls in Geor
gia.
The Prison Commission approves it.
The Penitentiary Committee Iras unanimously
recommended that it pass.
The Committee on Appropriations referred it to
a subcommittee of Judge W. H. Griffin, Chairman; S.
E. Berry, C. F. Holberg, A. B. Greene and J. L. Lane.
They have recommended that thirty thousand dol
lars be appropriated and the bill be made the law.
Father, grant that this be done.
No man in Georgia values a cow or hog more than
he does a girl. »
We had not seen the bitter need.
You can and will provide for these.
A boy of seventeen stole a ride on a train.
You arrested him for this. N
He did not have the money to pay his fine.
For this lack of funds, we clothed him in stripes
and put him in our chaingang for eight months.
If our laws had provided for probation, our Judge
could have released the boy on good behavior.
He could have given the boy a chance.
Twenty-five other States allow their Judges to
help, instead of destroying moneyless first offenders.
By writing Probation into our laws, you would
not compel—
But you would give your Judge the right to save
a boy or girl.
A bill introduced by Senator Tarver and Repre
sentatives Myrick and Gower making this the law is
pending in the Legislature.
Judges and the Prison Commission—
And the Judiciary Committees of both Houses
have approved it.
You will.
If the Indeterminate Sentence were the law in
Georgia, a Judge in sentencing a man would say:
“Not less than not more than
years.’’
Within the limits named, the man’s stay in the
penitentiary would depend upon himself.
Hope oi liberty instead of fear of the lash would
make him obey.
He would win release by showing himself fit to be
free.
His incentive for not committing crime again
would be this: caught a second time, he might be sen
tenced as an habitual criminal for the greatest num
ber of years prescribed for that particular crime.
In Illinois, in the twelve years before the inde
terminate sentence became the law, one judge sen
tenced either three or fopr different times the same one
hundred criminals.
In the twelve years since it was made the law, only
four have had to be re-sentenced by him.
Commitments to the penitentiary have been forty
per cent less despite the great increase in population
in that State in the ten years since the indeterminate
sentence became part of its law.
Twenty-two States have adopted it.
The Prison Commission and'the Penitentiary Com
mittees of the House and Senate approve the bill of
Senator Foster and Representative Loyd that will
make it the law of Georgia.
You, like thetn, would rather save than destroy
the fallen.
You will help make this the aim of Georgia.
The Executive Comri...^e ©f the Men and Religion Forward Movement
THE ATLANTA GEOKdlAN AND NEWS.
AGIO PAIR FLEE
IN TERROR OF
IE
Illinois Couple Reach Atlanta Af
ter Wandering Aimlessly About
Country for a Month.
Fleeing from an minds poortiotise,
William Smith and his wife, both
more than 80 years old, arrived In
Atlanta Monday afternoon after a
month of aimless drifting about the
country, with no money and no Idea
of their ultimate destination.
They shambled Into the Terminal
Station off a train from Rome, the
old man, who Is crippled, leaning
heavily on his wife's shoulders.
They had eaten nothing for nearly
twelve hours, their clothes were mere
rags, and they were so feeble they
had to be assisted to seats In the
station by Train Caller Charles Grif
fin and the matron, Mrs. J. W. Payne.
A month *go they had a little home
In Brown County, III, they said, a
house and an acre or two on which
they raised enough to keep them
alive. One day the old man hurt
his foot. Unable to work, they ap
pealed to their neighbors for aid. The
county officials took up the matter
and decided to send them to the
poorhouse.
The old man and his wife. Once
fairly well-to-do, were terror-stricken
at the thought of living on the bounty
of the county. When the poorhouse
wagon came and took their furniture
and their meager belongings they
pleaded to be allowed to spend one
more night In their own home. That
night they gathered what little of
their clothing was left, collected their
few pennies and fled.
Their only Idea of their destination
1s that they want to “go somewhere
South.” They have no relatives, but
say they have a friend In the "South”
who owns a plantation.
The old people were taken in charge
by Mrs. Payne and Mr. Griffin and
made as comfortable as possible for
the night. They were still at the
Terminal Station at an early hour
Tuesday morning, and it has not yet
been determined what will be done
with them. They say they are willing
to go anywhere except to a poorhouse.
STEAMER CHALMETTE FLOATED
NEW YORK, July 29.—The steamer
Chalmette, from New Orleans, which
went aground during a heavy fog
yesterday, was floated this morning.
The vessel Is undamaged.
6th District Masons
To Convene Thursday
MACON, July 29.-—The Masons of
the Sixth district will meet In an
nual convention In Macon Thursday
morning. About 200 delegates are ex
pected. The opening, meeting will be
held at the Mulberry Methodist
church, where addresses will be de
livered by Judge R. T. Daniel, of
Griffin; Grand Master R. L. Golding^
of Savannah, and A. W. (Lane, of
Macon. The business sessions In the
afternoon and night will b e held In
the quarters of Macon lodge.
The visitors will be complimented
with a barbecue at the Idle Hour
Country Club.
Chatham to Elect
Sheriff Wednesday
SAVANNAH, July 29.—Chatham
County elects a Sheriff on Wednesday.
Colonel Merrett W. Dixon Is Indorsed
by the city administration, and, it la
said, will also have the support of the
county administration. Acting: Sheriff
P. H. Gearon Is slated for Chief Depu
ty In the event Colonel Dixon Is elect
ed.
John Garrlty Is likely to secure the
Chief Deputy'* j©sltlon In the event
Robert Saussy Is elected.
Thousands Suffer
For Food in Sofia
Special Cable to The Georgian.
BELGRADE, July 29.—Unless food
can be rushed to Sofia thousands will
die of starvation. The cutting of rail
road communications due to the war
between Bulgaria and the other Bal
kan states, has cut off all supplies.
There is considerable suffering among
all classes.
As a last resort, Bulgaria to-day
appealed to Roumanla to reopen the
route between Varna and Sofia so
that food can be rushed to the Bul
garian capital.
Ex-Georgia Rector
Injured in Runaway
WYTHEVILLE, VA., July 29.—The
Rev. Francis H. Craighill, rector of
St. John’c Episcopal Church, this
city, formerly rector of charges at
Macon and Darien, Ga., and also at
Gainesville, Fla., was seriously hurt
In a runaway accident to-day when
a horse he was driving took fright at
a drove of hogs in the roadway while
he was coming down a mountain.
The Rev. Mr. Craighill was ordain
ed by Bishop Nelson, of Atlanta, in
1898.
Orlande Awtrey, of Aeworth, Ga.,
whose daughter, Miss Lynette Awtrey,
vanished while en route from New
York to Atlanta, has issued a state
ment in which he declares that his
daughter's disappearance from home
was the result of a change in her
plans by which she decided to visit
friends in the West.
He declares that In all probability
she failed to notify him of her change
of plans bec»«*?e. having been away
for several months, she didn’t realize
that any additional delay In reaching
home would cause uneasiness. His
statement follows:
“My daughter left home In May on
a tour of Europe with a party of
Georgians, conducted by Miss Olive
Faw, a teacher of Marietta.
"Before leaving home she purchased
a ticket for an extensive tour of
Europe and was provided with funds
for a much longer tour, if 9he desired
to take it.
“On completing the first tour that
the party was making, she consulted
me about the second one, and decided
to return home. Leaving the party in
London, she sailed from Southampton
and reached New York City with am
ple funds, probably about $200. She
reached there last week.
“On reaching New York she wired
me of her safe arrival, and, as she
had plenty of funds, she seems to
have changed her plans for coming di
rectly home and to have gone on a
trip into the West. She had, how
ever, sent a portion of her baggage
home, and when it reached Aeworth
without her, the famllv naturally be
gan tc feel uneasy and started an In
vestigation as to her whereabouts.
“Having been away for several
months, she probably didn’t realize
that a few days of additional delay
would cause any special uneasiness.
“On reaching her destination she
wired me and is now en route home
She has made several former visits to
the West and has friends there.”
Miss Awtrey went to Ogden, Utah,
from which place she sent a telegram
last Sunday asking for aid. She prob
ably will arrive within a week.
G. S. and F. Firemen
Get Wage Increases
MACON, July 29.—Seventy-five
firemen of the Georgia Southern and
Florida Railway have been granted
wage increases, effective August 1,
amounting In the aggregate to about
$12,000 a year. The firemen now make
from $80 to $116 per month, and their
scale will be raised 10 to 16 per cent.
Fully two-thirds of the firemen live
In Macon.
The railroad granted the concession
without argument.
Birthday Fete for
‘Uncle Luke’ Wood
The seventy-seventh anniversary of
"Uncle Duke” Wood will be cele
brated August 1 by & host of friends
and relatives at his residence In Riv
erside. For. many years his birthday
has been celebrated at Grant Park,
but It was decided to give a “home
party” this year, and a basket picnic
will be held there.
“Uncle DukeV four daughters, all
of whom are well known In Atlanta,
will be In charge of the celebration
this year. They are Mra. E. L. Jett,
. Mrs. Blzzie Davis, Mrs. Brown Carroll
and Mra E. D Smith.
Currency Bill Up at
Banquet by Ad Men
One hundred and fifty Atlanta busi
ness men lunched together in the
banquet hall on the eleventh floor
of the new Ansley Hotel Tuesday at
1 o’clock. The affair was planned and
conducted under the auspices of the
Atlanta Ad Men’s Association.
Joseph A. McCord, vice president
of the Third National Bank, gave a
twenty-minute address on “The New
Currency Bill.”
This is the first of the co-operative
meetings to be held by the Ad Men’s
Association.
OBITUARY.
The funeral of William C. Allen, who
died Saturday, will be held from the
home, No. ID Abbott street, at 2
o’clock Tuesday afternoon, the Rev.
W. O. Foster officiating. Interment
at Greenwood.
Mra. Mary C. Smith, atxty-two years
old, died at her home, No. 60 Berean
avenue, Monday night. She is sur
vived by her husband, J. W. Smith,
and three daughters, Mrs. Martha
Ellison, Mrs. A. D. Ellison and Mrs.
M. Ellenberg. Funeral announce
ment later.
Isaac Stoinheimer, seventy-nine years
old, died Monday night at his home.
No. 779 West Peachtree street. He
Is survived by a wife, two sons and
three daughters. Funeral announce
ment later.
The body of George W. Chappelle,
twenty years old, No. 210 Plum
street, is at the chapel of Barclay
& Brandon waiting funeral ar
rangements. Mr. Chappelle Is sur
vived by his wife and a four-month-
old infant, and his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Chappelle.
Mrs. Anna F. Schofield, seventy-four
years old, died at her home In Vine-
ville Monday night after a long ill
ness. She was the widow of John
S. Schofield, who founded a local
iron company several years ago.
The Schofield family is one of the
best known in Georgia. Funeral
announcement later.
$30,000 IN GEMS LOST.
PITTSBURG, July 29.—William
Feldman, J. Blatt and H. Frishman
are held here charged with conspiracy
in connection with the mysterious
disappearance of diamonds valued at
$30,000 from a jewelry shop during
a fire three months ago.
An involuntary petition In bank
ruptcy was filed Tuesday against Dr.
M. W. Lewis, of Carrollton, Ga. The
petitioners named are S. H. Bums
and C. E. Root, both of Carrollton.
Dr. Lewis figured prominently in po
lice records recently when arrested
for registering at a hotel with a girl.
The girl’s father took her home,
warning Lewis that if he returned to
Carrollton he would be In danger.
Lewis’ creditors assert that he
owes debts which exceed $1,000 and
that he has not been seen In Car
rollton for some time.
Fifty acres of land valued at $1,600,
two horses, on© automobile, two
wagons, two buggies and miscella
neous household effects and office
fixtures are named as assets.
The Sheriff of Carroll County
threatens to sell the effects at the ex
piration of ten days.
CHAINS FQRWIFE
DESERTERS URGED
Probation Officer Coogler Is prepar
ing a bill which he will present to the
Legislature, providing for the pun
ishment of the man who deserts his
wife and children. The bill will bo
sent to a member of the Fulton Coun
ty delegation with the request that It
be introduced in the House.
The bill provides that a man re
fusing to support his wife or*child
shall first be brought before the pro
bation officer, and If such office does
not exist In the county, then to be
taken before the Ordinary and placed
on probation to support them. In
the event of his failure to do this,
after being placed on probation, he
will be guilty of a misdemeanor and
subject to a heavy fine or one year's
sentence at hard labor on the chain-
gang.
In the event of the payment of a
fine by the defendant on a charge
like this, the bill provides that the
fine, either In whole or part, shall be
turned over to the probation officer
or Ordinary for the support of the
deserted wife or child.
COKE DAVIS
Fire and Casualty
Insurance
504-5-6 Grant Building
Atlanta, Ga.
SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT j
For the six months ending June 30, 1913, of the condition of the
New York Plate Glass Insurance
Company
OF NEW YORK,
organized under the laws of the State of New York, made to the Governor
of the State of Georgia, In pursuance of the laws of said State.
Principal office: Maiden Lane and William Street. New York.
I. CAPITAL STOCK.
Whole amount of capital stock
II. ASSETS.
Total assets of the Company, actual cash market value
$200,000 00
$961,825.31
III. LIABILITIES.
Total liabilities $961,825.31
IV. INCOME DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1913.
Total income actually received during the first six months in cash.. .$317,406.76
V. EXPENDITURES DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1913
Total expenditures during the first six months of the year in cash. .$321,274.99
A copy of the Act of Incorporatjon, duly certified, is of file in the office of
the Insurance Commissioner.
STATE OF NFW YORK—County of New York.
Personally appeared before the undersigned J. Carroll French, who, being
duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the Secretary of New York Plate
Glass Insurance Company, and that the foregoing statement is correct and
true. J. C. FRENCH, Secretary-
Sworn to and subscribed before me. this 15th day of July, 1913.
M. FRANCIS CAVALLON.
Notary Public. New York County. New York.
Name of State Agent—COKE DAVIS.
Name of Agent at Atlanta—COKE DAVIS.
Brady Death Duties
Give England Million
LONDON, July 21.—Friends of
Anthony N. Brady, the financier who
died here last Tuesday night, say that
Great Britain will reap $1,000,000 In
death duties on his holdings of Brit
ish American Tobacco Company
shares.
Deserts Wife Who
Can Not Play Piano
NEW YORK, July 29.—Five dol
lars a week alimony was granted
Mrs. Amelia Cohn after she told the
court her husband abandoned her
because she could not play the piano.
Her husband said the trouble was
“too much mother-in-law."
The Camping Season
Why not esoape the hot .days of August? Enjoy the delights of
camping out in the open. Pitch your tent under the cool oak trees
by tne side of some quiet (aka or rushing river. It’s the finest tonic in
the world. Get your family out of the hot city.
We have greatly reduced prioes on camp furniture and other out
door accessories.
Tents, all size* $5.00
Genuine Army Blankets $6.50
Folding Camp Stool 75c
Folding Camp Chair . .$1 to $3.50
Folding Camp Cote $3.50
Folding Camp Table $3.50
22-Ga. Target Rifles. $1.50 to $25
Flash Lights ... —...$1 to $3.50
Thermos Bottles ... .$2.50 to $6
Water Wings 25c and 35c
Special sale Camping Hats .25c
20-Ga. Repsating Winchester
Shotgun $24.00
22-Ga. Savage Highpower Ri
fle $25.00
King Hardware Company
53 Peachtree Street
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