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1 TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. '5 BILL rum TO 'I'll Drive Gambling Out,' Declares Chief Banks of This State May Have Use of $10,000,000 During Currency Reorganization. VS ASHJNQTON, Dec. 1!* -Onrffia Ktrw-r* will benefit under an amend- mri t to the currency bill obtained by Senator Hoke Smith, who proposed a unanimously indorsed plan to make uxh liable emergency currency while t ho reor^raniRation of the banking «y** tom is taking place under the new currency law. Georgia may use about ten millions of tnis cmerg-enoy currency at low interest rates, under the Senator's amendment. Tin Smith amendment will make available tor immediate us#-, if need ed, the entire issue of $500,000,000 of Al'drich-Vreeiand emergency curren cy now lying idle in the vaults of the Treasury at the low rate of 3 per cent per annum for the first three months, the rate rising after that time one- half of 1 i^er cent per month until a rate of 6 per cent per annum is reached, w hich is the limit Old Rate Too High. The Aldrich-Vreeiand act has been extended to expire July 1, 1915, in stead of July I next year. Its high rate of interest or tux. starting at ;» per cent and going up a cent a month, has been prohibitive, as no hank could .iiTord to use funds at the rates fixed. ruder the Aldrich-Vreeiand law, with an interest or tax rate of f» per ient for the first month and 1 per < ent increase for each additional month, the average would he ♦> per (ent if the money were used three months, and 7 1-2 if used six months. t’nder Senator Smith’s amendment the three months' inti* will 3 per cent and the average rate for six months 1 -2 per cent. Money Famine Impossible. The low rate fixed by Senator Smith’s amendment makes a curren- t . famine impossible during the tran sitory period between the passage of tiie currency bill and the complete «*r- ganigation of the regional hanking yy stern This currency Is to he issued through currency association* ul- rcady >*rganixed. 21 of which now are ii i xistence. The Georgia currency association would be entitled to use a little over $10,000,000, secured by bonds and commercial paper. There has been some apprehension that the transfer of capital and re serves under the new system might lead to temporary restriction of cred its, as it will take several months to ^et the new system under operation. But with $500,000,000 of currency im mediately available at 3 per cent a stringency is impossible. BIRMINGHAM, Dec. 1 •.—•"Don't I say 1 am going to try to put out gam bling in Birmingham, sav I am going to ri" It.’’ This is the admonition given to newspaper reporters by Hte- ven Wiggins, chief of the detective department of Birmingham, who n*s declared that he proposes to run gam bling out of Birmingham. He says he is satietled that ths big houses where gambling is conducted have not closed up their doors, and that every effort will be made to bring to justice the men who persist in vio lating the law Dana, Longfellow's Grandson, Quits Toil CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Dec. 19- Edmund T. Dana, the Socialistic grandson of the poet Longfellow, has given up the Idea of earning a Ilvell hood by manual labor. He has accepted a professorship of philosophy at Washington < ,'ollnge, Ohestertown, Md. I>ana has worked as railroad fireman, farm hand and car conductor. Special Services For Business Men Dr. John K. White, of the Second Baptist Church, has arranged a spe cial business men’s service f«>r Sun day morning. Dr. Edwin M. Poteat, president of Furman University, will deliver an address at II o’clock on Spiritual Objectives for Men of Busi ness." Macon Youth Gets 3 Years for Slaying MACON, Dec. 19 Harry Wooten was sentenced to three years in the State’s prison for killing Tom Smith in a quarrel over .30 cents. The Jury recommended mercy. F PERMITTED BT MONEY BILL WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—An amendment to the currency bill pro posed by Senator t’rawfnrd and per mitting member banks to lend one- third of their tirm deposits on farm lands wa« hc< epbd by the Democrat* to-day in the final .skirmishing lead ing up to *he vote on the measure Tin* draft made by the caucus pro vides for farm loans only to the ex tent of 26 per cent of capital and sur plus. Senator Newlanda offered an amendment to restrict the number of regional refcerv# banks to eight, but Senator Owen instantly indicated that the Democrats will accept no change In this provision Senator Cummins’ amendment to permit regional reserve banks to dis count the commercial paper of indi viduals or corporations without the indorsement of the member banks in the event the banks refuse usual ac commodations to customers was -le feated, 47 to 33. Ati Amendment declaring it to he the policy of the Government to ap ply till surplus earnings front reserve, banks and other sources to a reduc tion of the national debt, offered by Senator Weeks, was defeated, 4 4 to 40. Administration lexers in the Sen ate to-day planned to hasten the pas sage of the currency bill and send It immediately to conference It 1* ex parted that the bill will be passed early this afternoon Senator Owen and Reprehentative Glass will head the Senate and House Conference Committees, respectively. Owing to the advance work done by currency lenders in Congresa with Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, a report by the Conference (Committee may be made to-morrow. It Is cer tain that it will be, made not later than Monday. An amended print of the measure was prepared for the use of the Sena tors, so that they may understand readily the changes made In the moas- urs. All Is Quiet After Fear of Lynching RALEIGH. N. C., Dec. 1$.— Adju tant General Young telephoned art- ing Governor Daugntrldge from Iaini- er Bridge to-day that everything ns quiet there following the killing f Muck Brown, a prominent white man, by a negro named Difrree. It was feared a lynching would f't’Tow the capture of Dupree, and the Adjutant General hurried to the » me yeeterdav afternoon to take barge of Hit militia Dupree had not been captured at noon to-day. Hardaway Young Granted New Trial — — MOBIT.E. A I,A., Dec. 19.—The Court ! of Appea!a to-<lav reversed the case of Hardaway Young, former prest- | dent of the Southern Hardware and ] Supply Company, which since has ! gone out of existence through bank- i ruptoy, the farmer official having been I convicted In the Mobile City Court on June 29 of the embezzlement of notes, drafts and checks to the amount of U25, with a sentence of thr|e years In the State penitentiary. Under price 1,000 pairs Women’s and Chil dren’s Felt Slippers, three weeks overdue from manufacturer, have just been received. They must be sold at once. Your choice of any grade or style, Base ment Best Jellico Lump Coal $4.50 PER TON Orders accepted at this price on FRIDAY and SATURDAY only. All grades of steam coal for the furnace. Henry Meinert Coal Co. Both Phones 1787. Dainty crochet Slippers; all col ors; choice, 99 THE “DAY STORE’S XMAS GIFT TO YOU! As ever the “Day” store is looking out for the interest of its patrons -and all its patrons are its friends. During the past year this store has benefited thousands, and now this same store is ready to help you meet Xmas in the right way Well Dressed—and are offering you JANUARY prices in DECEMBER. These cut prices DO NOT alter our credit system—the easy way of buying clothes on the payments of $1.00 A WEEK $1.00 \\W / / k j ill 1 14 >5,'i <B> ® MEN <fl> <6> <tf> WOMEN # ® Xmas Bargain No. 1 Real nobby, stylish Overcoats, the big, warm kind, some with belted backs and some with the new shawl collar, for $12.50 to $35 Xmas Bargain No. 2 A “ten-strike” bargain in men’s up-to-date winter suits for $1« to $30 Xmas Bargain No. 3 CHILDREN’S SUITS The kind that £0 f A flff, makes the little fellows happy, for V* I" V-lv Xmas Bargains in Shoes—Hats— Indian Suits— Raincoats, eic. Xmas Bargain No. 1 An immense stock of well-tailored ladies’ suits that sell anywhere for $15.00 to $45.50, JQ (q ^30 Xmas Bargain No. 2 Big, warm garments in all the pop ular styles and materials, for $7.50 to $35 Xmas Bargain No. 3 FURS, like diamonds, are constantly^n CA d*OA increasing in value. Beautiful sets forV* IU I I .'iU '' A »■ A* tr—r~ ■. ♦ . 4J4 • ft i' < '•V . ' A _ Xmas Bargains In Raincoats— Waists--- Millinery and Shoes MEN AND RELIGION BULLETIN NO. 89 Christian Civilization Against Liquor Degradation “He will lift up an ensign to the nations—and they shall come swiftly—Isaiah 5:26 Throughout the known world there is evidence of the spirit of God at work. Everywhere in all nations men and women are rising up to fight against evil. In nothing is this more manifest than in the fight against the liquor trade. The Iron Chancellor, Bismarck, said: “If the workmen's protective code could be extended to protection against the drink devil, a great part of the social question would be solved at once. ’ ’ The Emperor William of Germany has said: “If you educate the people to give up alcohol—if you stand for these principles—my people will be raised morally. This is a work in which I beg you to participate.” Casimir-Perier, former President of France, is a leader in the fight against alcohol in that country. M. Georges-Clemenceau, Ex-Minister of State of France, has written: “Alcohol . . . takes more or less time to kill its victim, but it very quickly makes of him an individual of poor quality. . . . “The destiny of that people which is unable to react against a moral and phys ical degeneration accepted in exchange for a degrading pleasure is sealed.” The Belgian Minister of Justice has stated: “You will never solve the social question until you have vanquished alcoholism. Because of it all reforms are doomed beforehand to sterility.” Leader of the Belgian Social Democracy, Emile Vandervelde, said: . “Frankly, I see no reason for waiting for the morrow of the social revolution before we stop poisoning ourselves.” Victor Adler, leader of Austrian Social Democracy, has said: “I hold the fight against alcoholism to be one of the most important parts of my personal work.” The English Licensing Bill of 1908 would have closed between twenty and thirtv- two thousand drinking places. The House of Commons adopted it by a vote of 350 to 113. Every member of the Labor Party voted for it. The House of Lords defeated it. One hundred and thirty of these noble men, peers of the realm, voting on the bill, were either brewers or shareholders in brewing and distilling enterprises. You have heard it said, “Beer drinking is harmless—particularly as it is done in Germany. ’ ’ Dr. Emil Muensterberg says: “FIFTY THOUSAND INSANE ARE IN GERMAN ASYLUMS YEARLY, WHOSE SICKNESS CAN BE TRACED BACK TO ALCOHOL.” Munich is the greatest of brewing and b eer drinking centers in that great country. At its October-fest— “The first week a drunken attendant was fatally stabbed. Some days afterwards two people were injured in the same way. ‘ ‘ The last Sunday ... in a single bee r booth, the Baurosi, no less than forty-eight persons were wounded, among them two policemen. “The sanitary corps was obliged to order more beds, since the drunken women handed over to them were so numerous. ‘' In all, 363 cases of wounds . . . 143 of sudden sickness. Of these 116 were wo men.” In a signed statement, 800 professors and physicians of Germany declare: “Drinking customs bring degeneracy, poverty, sickness, vice, crime, madness and death.... ‘ ‘ Thousands die yearly because of the dr unkenness of others.... “We recall the many accidents—the endless cases of assault and murder. . . . “WE REMEMBER THE UNNUMBERED FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN MAL TREATED BY DRUNKEN FATHERS. “We recall the hundreds of thousands born sick and wretched because of drunken- ness.” Dr. Von Bunge is professor of physiolo gical chemistry in the University of Basel. He knows beer. He says: ‘ Such horrors as a great modern joint stock brewery perpetrates are unrivaled in the whole world’s history, Men in past centuries were made chattel slaves. But the slaves kept their health. Men have been killed by thousands. But the children of the murdered remained strong. Now they make slaves of them and murder them at the same time. “They kill them with their children and children’s children.” Your Prohibition Law is only a part of a world movement against this curse. When your Chief of Police and the Force close locker clubs that are violating this law— When juries, as in Savannah yesterda y, convict men of violating this law— They with you are only obeying God’s call. Everywhere His children are moving forward. The Executive Committee of the Men and Religion Forward Movement