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TT7F. ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND in L w»
Banks of This State May Have
Use of $10,000,000 During
Currency Reorganization.
W ASHINGTON. Dec. 19.—Georgia
bankers "ill benefit under an amend
ment to the currency bill obtained by
Senator Hoke Smith, who proponed a
unanimously indorsed plan to
available emergency currency while
;■ i reorganization of the banking av.**
lent is taking place under the new
currency law.
Georgia may u«e about ten millions
oi t! ; em« rjgem y currency at low
interest rates, under the Senator's
The Smith amendment will make
available for immediate nee if tieed-
orj the entire issue nr $.'00,000,000 of
Aid rich-Vreeland emergency eurren-
. \ now lying idle in the vaults of tin*
TreaatnV at the low rale of 3 per cent
per annum for the first three month*,
the rate rising after that time one-
half of 1 per rent per month until a
at< of f> f*er rent per annum is
rr a riled, wHJrh is the limit.
Old Rate Too High.
•]• Aldrich-Vreeland art haw been
extended to expire July 1, 1915, in
s trad of July I next year, fts high
rate of interest or tax. starting at &
per cent and going up a cent a month,
has been prohibitive, an no bank could
afford to use funds at the rates fixed.
l’nder the Aldrich-Vreeland law.
with an interest or tax rate of 5 per
ent for the flmt month and 1 per
•-I. increase for each additional
month, the average would be fi per
rent if the money were used three
months, nnd • 1-2 if used six months.
Under Senator Smith's amendment
tlie three months’ rate wlQ 3 per cent
nnd the* average rale for six months
”, 1 - 2 per cent
Money Famine Impoeoible.
T!»c low rate fixed by Senator
Smith’s amendment makes a curren
cy famine Impossible during the tran
sitory period between the passage of
the currency hill and the complete or
ganisation of the regional banking
s> stem.
This currency Is to he issued
through currency associations al
ready organised. 21 of which now are
In existence. 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
net the new. system under operation.
Hut with $500,000,000 of currency Im
mediately' available, at 3 per cent a
.Hjringenry is impossible.
I'll Drive Gambling
Out,' Declares Chief
niRMINGHAM. Dec. 19 Don't
say 1 sm going to try to put out gam.
bllng in Birmingham; say I am grolnrf
to do it ’ This is the admonition
given to newspaper reporters by Ste
ven Wiggins, chief of the detective
department of Birmingham, who n*s
declared that he proposes to run gam
bling out of Birmingham.
>lo says he is satisfied that the big
houses where gambling is conducted
have not dosed up their doors, and
that every effort will he made to bring
to Justice the men who persist In vio
lating the law.
Dana, Longfellow’s
Grandson, Quits Toil
i *A MB FRIDGE, MASS.. Dec. 19
Edmund T. Dana, the Socialistic
grandson of the poet Longfellow, has
given up the Idea of earning a liveli
hood by manual labor.
He has accepted a professorship « f
philosophy at Washington College,
Chester town. Md. Dana has worked
as railroad fireman, farm hand ar.J
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 for Sun
day morning. Dr. lulwin M. Poteat
president of Furman University, will
deliver an address at 11 o'clock on
"Spiritual Objectives for Men <>f Buni-
nesB."
Macon Youth Gets
3 Years for Slaying
MACON, Dec. 19. -Harry Wooten
was sentenced *o three years in the
State’s prison for killing Tom Smith
in a quarrel over 30 cents.
The Jury re- tommended mercy.
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PERMITTED BY
MONEY BILL
WASHINGTON,
intendment to the
I posed by Senator <'
I mittlng member ha
l third <»f their firm
I lands wa« accepted
to-day in the final
ing up to the vote
Dec. 19.—An
urrency bill pro- j
raw ford nnd per- |
nks to lend one-
deposits on farm
.
skirmishing lead- ,
on the measure.
All Is Quiet After
Fear of Lynching;
*
RALEIGH. N. C., Dec. 19.—Adju-
tnnt General Young telephoned f t-I
lng Governor Daughtridge from bum- I
her Bridge to-day that everything
,i* quiet there following the killing
of Muck Brown, a prominent white
inan. by a negro named Dupree.
It was feared a lynching would
follow the capture of Dupree, and the
Adjutant General hurried to the
scene yesterday afternoon to take
barge of the militia.
Dupree had not been captured at
noon to-day.
Hardaway Young
Granted New Trial
MOBILE ALA., Dec. 19 —The Court
of Appeals to-day reversed the case
of Hardaway Young, former presi
dent of the Southern Hardware and
Supply Company, which since has
gone out of existence through bank
ruptcy, the former official having been
convicted in the Mobile City Court on
June 29 of the embezzlement of notes,
drafts and checks to the amount of
$125, with a sentence of three years
ir. the State penitentiary.
The draft made by the caucus pro
vides for farm loans only to th*- ex
tent of 25 per cent of capital and sur- i
plus.
Senator Newlands offered an
amendment to restrict the number of
regional reserve banks to eight, bur. |
Senator Gwen instantly indicated that
the Democrats will accept no charigo
in this provision.
Senator Cummins’ amendment to
permit regional reserve banks to dis
count the commercial paper of indi- j
viduals or corporation* without »i.
indorsement of the number banks in
the event the banks refuse usual ac- I
< ommodatinns to customers was de
feated, 4 7 to 33.
! An amendment declaring H to be j
I the policy of the Government to ap- .
j ply all surplus earnings from reserve
i hanks and other source* to n reduc
tion of the-national debt, offered by j
; Senator Weeks, was defeated, 14 to
40.
j Administration leaders in the Sen- I
•ate to-day planned to hasten the pa?- |
sag*- of the currency bill and send it !
Immediately to con?' ren ( It is ex- ;
peeled that the bill will be passed
early this afternoon.
Senator owon and Representative
Glass will head the Senate arid House
Conference Committees, respectively.
Owing to the advance work done by
currency leaders in Congress with
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, a
report by the Conference Committee
may he made to-morrow. It is cer
tain that it will he made not later
than Monday.
An amended print of th*» measure
was prepared for the use of the Sr-na.
tors. s<> that they may understand
readily the changes made in the meas
ure.
S'
I
j Under
price
Base
ment
l 1,000 pairs Women’s and Chil-
! dren’s Felt Slippers, three weeks
j overdue from manufacturer, have
just been received. They must be
sold at once.
Your choice of any
grade or style,
Pair
Dainty crochet Slippers; all col
ors : clioi >\
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 Memert Coal Co.
Both Phones 1787.
Boudoir Slippers, with pompon,
all colors, choice
FRE'J S. STEWART CO.
25 Whitehall Street
THE “DAY STORFS
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. Thesey cut prices DO
NOT alter our credit system—the easy way of buying clothes on the payments of
$1.00 A WEEK $1.00
<0> <Q> MEN <G> (to
# <Q> WOMEN (0) #
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 $10 to $30
Xmas Bargain No. 3
CHILDREN’S SUITS-The kind that ffO
makes the little fellows happy, for io $lv
Xmas Bargain No. 1
An immense stock of well tailored ladies’ suits that
sell anywhere for $15.00 to $45.50, |q $30
Xmas Bargain No. 2
Big, warm garments in all the pop- QH CA (?*)r
ular styles and materials, for 1U
Xmas Bargain No. 3
FURS, like diamonds, are constantlytol rA (POA
increasing in value. Beautiful sets forv* IU
Xmas Bargains In
Shoes—Hats—
Indian Suits—
Raincoats, etc.
Xmas Bargains In
Raincoats—
Waists---
Millinery
and Shoes
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MEN AND RELIGION BULLETIN NO. 89
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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-Olemenceau, 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.” y<
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 thirty-
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 b orn sick and wretched because of drunken
ness.”
Dr. Von Bunge is professor of physiological 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 kil led 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