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SlDIUGHTS 072 M GEORGIA )| POLITICS -f Jfc JAMES B.NEVTN Believers in Sabotage and Mem bers of Revolutionary Societies Under Ban in Bill. ewe Ip dependent upon local pride lor al Initiative, local pelf-sac rlflcc and local tax In behalf of good schools and the problem can be solved In no other way. “Only two State* in the Union at tempt to >*olve the common-school problem with ereat lump sums appro priated out of the State Treasury. Mississippi is one and Georgia Is the other; and the rank of these two Staten in the column of illiteracy is forty-fifth and forty-sixth. During the last twenty years he common- school appropriation of Georgia has been marly quadrupled, but Geor gia's place In the illiteracy column remains exactly the same! "Ours is a mia’aken policy. Noth in is cl »ror than this. The com mon-school problem can not be solve l In this way. It never was solved this wav in any Btatc of the Union. “Local taxation for schools has be gun in Georgia and local school sys tems are multiplying, but our ren ame i* still mainly upon legislative a pproprlatton*. “The policy ! s futile and foolish, and this ought to be said bravely and eonvlncingly in every community m Georgia. “We shall never have country schools of permanent influence with out t! local pr'de hat Is equal to a local » hool tax Twenty-nine coun- t'es of *h* State have county-wlrlc local-tax school systems Ther°ougnt to be 148 suc h counties In Georgia, all of them tinder adequate, efficient su pervision.” “There ar* I suspect; many hun- dieds of automobiles in Georgia that ar» not proper:y licensed and num bered, and If the owners thereof knew they were gdilty of a misdemeanor in this matter, l feel sure they would apply and get their tags,” said Sec retary of State Phil Gook to-day. ' i have had reported to me from die town alone 20 unlicensed cars. 1 however, am not the man to whom these reports should he made If they are made to the Sheriff of the county It will ba his duty to arreai thr owners of unnumbered cars. “The punishment for using an un lid used car Is $1,000 fine or twelve mrnths in the chaingang, either or both, or any part of either or both. I (if not think there should be a single in numbered Ear In the State, and a few arreets would bring about such a ! condition, 1 feel sure. “VYe have Issued nearly 24 000 num- I bers sk> far. and I guess we should have i?sued ove r 25,000. “There is another very widespread | misapprehension about the automo bile law that is going to get some body Into trouble sooner or later, and this should be regulated, too. Many , people seem to think that the State [ gi\es a courtesy of 30 days to all oars brought Into the State bearing the ; tag of another State. The State does . do that, provided the owner of the ' car is a non-resident and is simply 1 sojourning in Georgia temporarily. . Hut if the owner of the car lives in ; Georgia lie has no courtesy extended to him, 30 days or otherwise he is , the peace* immediately subject to tax. i war was co “Sometimes people buy cars In. say, lend the l n Alabama and they come into Georgia | unnlcasantn hearing Alabama tags. These tags i tiftv or a hi: art* no good in Georgia If the owners I I com of such cars live here. The 30 days’ j nnllv seven court oh* merely applies to outsiders j Joseph M. I \lsitlng in Georgia, and if they re- th<* scope o: main more than 30 days they must been ve get a Georgia number .’’ 1very WASHINGTON, Dec. U. Absolute exclusion of militant suffragis m b** .’levers in sabotage and all members of revolutionary societies in Russia and other foreign countries, is pro vided under an amendment secretly adopted by the House Immigration Committee to the pending immigra tion bill. When the adoption of this amend ment became known here tills after noon it caused the utmost surprise. Its acceptance by Congress would pre vent the United States be< omlng a haven for political refugees. The amendment debars from the United States all persons believing in the destruction property or be longing to revolutionary organiza tions It is the most sweeping ever proptsed by a committee of cither house. Representative James Manahan, of Minnesota, Progressive Republican, ied the fight against the amendment. Representative A. P. Gardner, recent ly a Republican candidate for Gov ernor of Massachusetts, is reported to have voted for It, along with the Democratic majority. Representative Burnett, of Alabama, is chairman of the committee. This attempt to abolish the tradi tional “right of asylum" for political radicals fleeing from foreign lands to the United States is expected to arouse instant protest throughout the country. When the Immigration hill whs before the Senate last year. Sen ator Lh Fo'lette attacked Senator Roof for having placed In the bill a mild provision which might exclude revolutionists. requested Governor Slaton reached Atlanta Tliuradav afternoon from a ten days' visit to New York, lie is in the ex ecutive officer* of the Capitol to-day. Burglars Get Little In 2 Peachtree Raids Do you want your or your family’s Xmas to be unhappy—by being shabbily dressed? Certainly not! And yet you need ready cash for presents, and many other holiday necessities We have moved to our new store 97 Peachtree Street. ATLANTA FLORAL CO s where By using his of permanent influ can Methodists Oppose Carnegie’s Millions Credit System you can use your cash as you wish and still meet Here’s a Xmas Gift For Your Wife Xmas with good, stylish clothes and make the holidays completely TALLAHASSEE, FLA.. Deo 12.—- Resolutions indorsing tin* action of the bishops in refusing the offer of $1,000,000 made by Andrew Carne gie to Vanderbilt University, were passed by the Florida Conference oY the Methodist Church, in session here. This follows similar action by con ferences In Alabama. Georgia. North Carolina and other States. to 14 Mitchell St select what you want in over nobby—handsome ready-to-wear for man, woman or little down—tell the clerk to charge it—-and the balance after Xmas in easy payments of Specials for Cash Only. Beef Stew, lb. 8c to 10c Steaks, lb 15c to 20c Roasts, lb. 10c to 1714c Lamb Stew, lb 10c Lamb Shoulder, lb. 1214c Lamb Forequarter, lb 12 l 3 c Lamb Hindquarter, lb 15c Lamb Legs, lb 20c Lamb Chops, lb ...,20c Veal Stew, lb 10c Veal Chops, lb 15c Veal Roast, lb 15c All Pork Sausage, our Pork All-Pork Sausage, our own, lb 20c Pork Roast, lb.... I7V2C Pork Chops, lb 20c Poultry Hens, lb 20c Hams and Bacon Breakfast Bacon, lb. 20c Hams, Regular, lb. 18c Hams, Picnic, lb... ,13c A full line of Groceries at Lowest Cash Prices. MEN LADIES Overcoats The same price for cash or credit—compare us with others. Our styles are the most advanced and our prices are the lowest. 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