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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 \