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4 inii. A1JjA> l-A UJIiUliUlAAJ A L) IVftWiS. ON FREE EMIL TILL Offers Resolution in House to Suspend Exemption Clause lor Two Years—Wilson Silent. WASHINGTON, Dec 27. Chair- man Adamson, of the* House Inter state and Foreign f'ommerce Com mittee, has ©true k his first blow t free Panama Canal tolls for Ameri can coastwise vesse’*? In Joint resolution he proposes •« suspension of the existing law for fre# tolls to American ships for two years that the cost of operation of the Panama ('anal may be ascer tained. During these two yes-s American ships, coastwIm and ocean freighters, would pay the wmff tolls as all foreign ships. Tht* President ia given authority to pa as 4 >n the relative <«»st of using the Panalgia Canal and its maintenan’e, and ar the end of two years may de cide whether the tolls thus collected will be more than sufficient for main tenance of coat of operation of the canal. In this event the President Is to cnfoice, the law for free canal tolls for American ships. Beaten Twice Before. AdaTOM'U has h^en b*a4©n twice on a like vilftposltton, and the comm! tee mento rship has riot been changed In the Vn-t two years. Adamson’s resolution prov 1 d«s» 'That the operation and enforce ment of t Ik* followin'” provision: ‘No tods shall be levied upon vessels en gaged in tQie coastwise trade of the United Sta le*.‘ which provision is the second sen veiice in section 5 of th* art entitled ‘an act to provide f or t ie opening, maintenance, protection and opera fin 9 of the Panama Canal and sanitation and government of the Canal ZotyV approved August 21. 1912, shall be aind hereby is sus pended subject to the following con ditions: •‘At any tin Vo after the Panama (‘anal shall have been opened and successfully opi«rat«*d for two year.*, if. in the judgment of the President, the revenue derl red from tolls of vea- *els other than t\l*>se engaged In the coast win* trade vf the United Htates ghal) he sufficient to defray the cost of maintaining > v i operating the »- nal and the expGrf© of government and sanitation of the (’anal Zone, and a'l diplomatic qu* rations touching tV* treatment of vew fc’« as to conditions or charges <.f traft V at he canal shill have hem adjust* ti. then the Presi dent is authorized to issue an execu tive order declaring such suspended exemption of full f< >r- o. nd effect. Plan Is Test. He Says. ‘From the date i.f such executive order such exemption shall be allowed and enforced, but tintil such execu tive order shall haw been issued the v essels engaged in the coast win trade of the United States shall pav the same tolls required of other ves- SIDELIGHTS on GEORGIA POLITICS • JAMES B-NEVTU A The injunction proceedings against j the Albion Hotel in Augusta, recently heard before Judge Hantmond, seem to shape up intelligibly the statu* of the fight in Georgia for the enforce ment of the present prohibition law, and member* of the Legislature gen erally .ire Interested In the develop ment of the same. The application for Injunction ask ed two things: 1. That the defendant be stopped from tarrying on any business under its near-beer license; also 2. That It 1»e restrained from sell ing liquor the sale of which is pro hibited by fa w. In the light of a number of recent Supreme Court decisions, the first of these prayers was denied, and the second granted. It was ordered by the court Vhat ‘the defendant he temporarily re strained from sailing liquor which is prohibited by law!" In other words, the Albion Hotel may continue to operate its bar un der Its near-beer license, but it must not dispense "Intoxicating liquors" therein. The question of when it is dlspens mg such liquors la left for a Jury to say. if that charge is urged against the place. The temporary Injunction doubtless will be made j»ermanent—that is, the restraining order prohibiting the ho tel from "selling intoxicating liquors which is prohibited by law." But a Jury must say finally when that or der has been violated, if it ever is! All of which, up one side arid down the other, seems to leave the matter of enforcing the prohibition law pret ty much where it has been all along! In the meantime. Savannah is fac ing the same sort of crusade that Augusta is up against, but the point of view of the prohibitionists there is a little different. Injunction proceeding* have been brought against a number of dealers licensed to sell near-beer in Savan nah, and those injunctions have taken the same course as the one cited in Augusta. A Savannah prohibitionist discuss ing the movement says: “This fight is not necessarily a prohibition fight, but n fight to enforce the law. We take the position that in paying $140.- 000 annually to the poJb*e department as taxpayers that the citizens should not be called upon to enforce the law. It Is in the statutes and the police should be given Instructions to see that it is carried out. We believe that the majority of the people In any community are law-abiding and want to see the law enforced. If the law is unpopular, and there seems to he suf ficient sentiment to support this con tention, the thing for the people to do is to go into the Legislature and get ID. HURST, relief for the Savannah section They should not, however, be taught to flagrantly violate it while It Is the law." And there you are! A package came to the Capitol to day addressed to “Mr. Slayton, Gov ernor of JeorJIa, Atlanta, Ja.” "Not all the nuts «.ne sees nr hears of at Christmas time," said Secretary Perry, who received the package, are placed in the kiddles’ stockings!" Manager Hd Brown, of the Kimball Hou?o. wus presented a handsome walk ing care- by the hotel employees to-day. with ttie* tins! wishes of that contingent for a happy holiday season and a pros perous year to come. Mr Brown is well known among the members of the Legislature, and among politician* end fctate.srnen generally, real and near The Kimball ha : been po litical headquarters in Atlanta for twen- tv-ttve vM*rr, and the greater part of Georgia’* political history has been fash ioned within Its umpfe walls. The Georgia Railroad Commission played a tine pari In inducing Presi dent Wilson to change his mind with respect to dropping Judson C. Clem ent* from the Interstate Commerce Commission. Chairman Candler got wind of the matter when it was young, and im mediately busied himself. He se cured the willing co-operation of his colleagues, and with their help lodged a protest from the commission ol Georgia that certainly had its effect. The Rome Tribune-Herald blithely splits an infinitive in doing it, but it lines itself emphatically with the movement looking toward the better salaries for the Judges of the Courts of Review liv Georgia, nevertheless! The Rome paper says: "The judges of the Court of Appeals of Georgia are giving up the office on account of the meager salaries paid by the State. If Georgia wants good lawyers on her highest courts she ought to properlj compensate them.” i he demand for just salaries for the high court judges is growing more and more insistent in Georgia every day. The next Legislature probably will have to handle this matter. The State commission did not un dertake to “butt In" on the Presi dent’s business, of course, but it did not hesitate to bring such pressure as it legitimately could to save Mr Clements—and that because the Georgia commission is abundantly confident of Mr. Clements’ worth and usefulness as a member of the Fed eral body. "The vote lo be given Mr. Hobson in Alabama,'' said a well known political observer from that Slate tewiay, "will be made up largely of extreme prohibi tionists and Republicans. Hobson will not be elected to the Senate, but he will get a large- popular vote nevertheless. Wainwright and Others Make Plea; for Four-Battleship Plan to Insure Peace. CHICAGO, Dec. 27. A plea for four new battleships a year and praise for William Randolph Hearst. were the features of an address made here be- for the Hamilton Club by Rear Ad miral Richard Wainwright Rear Admiral Wainwright was ex ecutive officer on board the Maine when that ship was blown up in Havana harbor on February 15. ! 89S. He sharply crlticiaed tta* “inadequate naval program’’ outlined by Con gress. Colonel Robert M. Thompson, president of the New York Athletic Club arid chairman of the American Committee on Olympic Game-, ably seconded the rear admiral. "Unless we have a strong navy for coast defence It will be as easy for foreign armies to capture Chicago as New York and San Francisco." said Colonel Thompson. Rear Admiral Wainwright said lie was in favor of peace, but that his methods were different than those of the pacificists. “Preachers of that false security called peace think an international court will decide questions of na tional honor In the future." he said. "They fail to understand that the court must have a strong military power at hand to enforce its de cisions. "We should build four battleships each year, with the necessary auxil iaries. Up to the present time we owe everything we have accom plished to William Randolph Hoajrst for his untiring efforts in behalf of a larger navy. He has aroused the nation and will arouse It still fur ther. we are sure, until we get some action taken that will insure this country spinet the attacks of its possible enemies. "As our navy stands to-day, it is efficient as to officers, men and ships, but we are hopelessly outnumbered by the great military powers, and we need a navy for defense. The coun try Is rich enough. “You can’t get recruits on the eve of war and get them into fighting trim in a few weeks. By the time they are- ready to fight the war is over.” Twenty members of the Farragut Naval Veterans’ Association were the guests of the Hamilton Club at the luncheon. And So Five Will Have Charge of Sunday School at the Cen tral Baptist. The church can no longer be run by women, children and faddists. It must have the* sympathetic co-opera- ’ion of the* business men or it will gradually fail It will go into bank ruptcy. “The Sunday school is an institu tion not only for the children, but for me n, and men of ability. "Systematic newspaper advertising for a church is tho best method for increasing the scope of its influence" In i hose* words the Rev. Dr. Caleb Ridley, pastor of the Central Bap tist Church, epitomized his experi ence of fifteen years as a minister. He v\as discussing the selection of five business men to be in charge of the Central Baptist Sunday school. These wore J. W. Autrey. of the Barclay A- Brandon Co., superintend ent; J. f\ Harrison, a traveling man; If. D. Sorrells, an insurance man; R. L. Fowler, e>f the Index Publishing Company, and F. I,. Irwin, of the J. M. High Co, heads of the boys’ anti girls' departments, respectively. "They axe all business men," said Dr. Ridley, “and I am glad of it, be cause the work of the business men in the church or Sunday school Is the work that produces results. More men of this caliber should realize that they have a vital part to play in the uplift or downfall of the church. If they stand by it, it will rise to the heights; if they neglect it, it will sink to the depths and disintegrate. “The same methods of business employed by the bank or any other business institution are applicable to the Sunday school, and If news paper advertising does a bank good it will aid the Sunday school. 1 heartily favor its use. “Owing to business methods m.v church has grown from 125 members in the last seventeen months to 925. and our Sunday school now has 500 members where it formerly had less than 100." THE PLAYS THIS WEEK “Within the Law” Closes To-niqht. The Atlanta public has but two more chances to see the smashing big hit, "Within the Law.' It will be given at a matinee this afternoon, while the last performance will be played to-night. The matinee Is at 2:30 o’clock. The play has more thrills th' any presented here In many years and all Atlanta Is ap plauding it. “The Blue Bird” Next Week. The New Theater production of Mae terlinck’s “The Blue Bird," a treat that has ber-*> ’ong expected, will be the holiday offering at the Atlanta Thursday (New Year’s I>ev ■ and Sat urday. The theme of the play is tV *e pursuit of happiness. D'-*lpfied by lit tle Tyltyl and Mytyl’s search for the elusive Blue Bird. The r»oet carries the boy and through many splen did .scenes, through regions of despair and up to the very gate of Heaven it self. till returning at last they find the object of their sear^K j n their cottage home. A performance of ex- raordinarv nr 4 merit and charm is said to be "^ured. “Slave of the Mill.” It is promised that the biggest suc cess of the stock season will bo put on next week at the Bijou by the Jewell Kelley St tick Company, when “A Slave of the Mill” will be given its first performance at this house. While strongly dramatic and sensational in some of its features, the characters of the play are such as one would meet in everyday life, and the story so human tn the telling that one Is said almost to forget that it is only on. the stage. GRIFFIN, Dec. 27.—At the regular m of the City Council here last night license for near-beer saloons for the cornin'” year was fixed at $15,- 000. Last January the license was fixed at $6,000, after a strenuous ef fort had been made to raise it from $8,000 in 1912 to $10,000. When the ordinance was read plac ing the tax at $6,000 for the coming year, Alderman Paul Flynt introduced an amendment l^creae!"** it to $15,000. Alderman Janes offered as a substi tute that the $6,000 tax be continued. The substitute wai voted down and the Flynt amendment adopted by a vote of 5 to 4. In addition to the tax of $15,000, no saloon shall operate within 100 feet of any office, residence, store or other building without the consent of the occupants of such buildings and only then after the police committee has approved the application and each dealer shall give a bond of $1,000 that h© will conform strictly to the State prohibition law and shall be subject to prosecution and revocation * of the City Council upon its violation. This Is the highest license tax upon beer saloons in any city in the Unit ed States. Just at this time it can not be stated what step the near-beer dealers will take in the new license tax. Since the tax is so high, a test case may be made as to whether or not the tax is prohibitory. Work on the annex to the new Hurt Building, the construction of which will givo to Atlanta one of th* Bren test office building* tn tho coun try, Is expected to begin within a short while, according to announce ment by Joel Hurt. Just as soon a* the present building Alls up with ten ants, work on the huge annex will begin. Inasmuch as practically ever' room In the present building Is non occupied it is regarded as certain that work on the now' structure will he started In a very few months. Tlie present building cost $700 000 and when the annex Is completed an investment of more than $1,500 000 will stand upon the triangle of Edg e wood avenue, Exchange place and j vv street, which for threescore years was covered with nothing but shacks Architecturally the present building upon which the finishing touches are just being placed, Is one of the most beautiful office buildings In Atlanta The decorations of the annex will follow along the same line. Joining the eastern end of the present building, the annex will ex tend In two wings, one along Bdge- wood avenue and the other along Exchange place. The first three floors wdll be solid, with the court opening above, thus allowing plenty of sun light to each room. Six new eleva tors will be Installed, The annex will contain one more story than the present building, the grade of the street bringing the floor line of the present subbasement even with the Ivy street level. Edward VII’s Letters Are To Be Destroyed Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Dec. 27.—Queen Alexan dra at last has consented that a cer tain portion of the private corre spondence of the late King Edward shall be destroyed. King George has been anxious sin*'e j his accession that these letters should i be consigned to oblivion, and last summer, while Queen Alexandra was at Balmoral, some of them were | burned: but the Queen Mother in sisted on retaining the bulk of them. th© proh • ran. but i vlgorualy a* he can. but not with marked success, save in the extreme types, as stated. It is said that many Repub licans dearly desire to see Underwood defeated in fact. Republicans generally throughout the nation are hoping for that to happen and so they are lining up. and being lined up, for Hobson in Alabama. "As 1 said, however. Underwood will win with thousands of votes to spare!" RELIEVED IN 2 MINUTES Or Money Refunded 50c Pkg. by Mail Isn’t Our Offer Fair? Send for “Thomason’s Famous Asthma Remedy” to AMERICAN ASTHMATIC CO. Inc., ATLANTA, 6A. Hours: Special Holiday Prices*,- Fitledf 50C MP $3; Extractton SOC Dr. E.G. Griffins $15 Gold HA, Dust PSates Crown and Bridge Work Daily 8 to 7 ~ .9 to l Phone Main 1708 $3 Plates $5 Fit Guaran teed Gate City Dental Rooms 24 1-2 Whitehall Over Brovfn & Allen*a EXAMINATION FREE Explaining hi* resolution, Mr. Adamson »tys: Till* resolution propose* two things first, an expnrlmcntal test I > demonstrate whether or not the lolls ! v. Ill pay the expenses of operating I the Canal exclusive of the lolls of t ie coastwise trade, mil the other, to afford opportunity to adjust all ques- tions of diplomacy touching the to’ - "If it ts demonstrated that the tolls are sufficient t.. spare the tolls to the i oast wise trade, the State Depart ment will be allowed lime to adjust (locations growing oul of the treaty stipulation*, and if ihe udvoeates o! exemption are found to have beeu correct In their contention as to a sufficiency of revenue and the diplo matic questions are aettled In their favor, an executive order will then put the exemption Into force." Wilson Silent on Plan, Representative Adamson Intro duced the resolution an Ills own re- loraibllity. and It will not go before Congress as sn Administration meas ure It was said tn high official cir cles, however, that the silence of the Administration did not mean that the proposed step was disapproved. Any declaration of policy «n the subject of canal tolls lias been avoided since President Wilson assumed office last Marcn. When Ambassador Bryce left Washington In April. I* was vaguely understood that he had some sort of assurance that no effort would he made by the Cnited States to execute the free tolls provisions of the canal act. The weight of opinion In official <-iri lea 1* that now that Sir (V!i Spring-Blve. the present British Am- hftigafior. h*» regaireui bis health, hr» will be prepared to resume the nego tiations at tl;e noint where they wt‘r p suspended, though he probably will wait u reasonable* time to afford * ongreee an opportunity to act upon th© Adamson bill. 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You will want it—for inspiration, for light, for fair pla\,\ Whether or not you believe in militancy, whether or not you believe in suffrage, you should read Mrs. Pankhurst’s life story. You believe in women at least. Get the January issue of Good House keeping now on sale. January 15c-any-15c News Stand Good Housekeeping Magazine 4 J N a statement, m which it substitutes fiction for fact, the Chicago Tribune asserts that it has a * larger net paid city circulation than any other Chicago morning newspaper. Lest anybody whom it may concern should be deceived into mistaking bluff for genuine circu lation, the Chicago Examiner makes the following proposal: That all the Chicago morning newspapers open up their circulation books and records to the Association of American Advertisers and to such other represent ative bodies as may be selected. The Chicago Examiner herewith agrees to have this investigation made and it herewith invite* the Association of American Advertisers to take the first step to bring this about. The investigation, under these auspices, would be fair and square, comprehen sive and comparative. It would remove all doubt in the minds of national ad vertisers and Chicago merchants as to the circulation, particularly the city circulation, of each of the four Chicago morning newspapers. The period for this investigation shall be the six months beginning July 1,1913, and ending December 31, 1913. If any one of the other morning newspapers of Chicago refuses to open op Its books and records, then the Chicago Examiner agrees herewith to have a joint investigation made with the remaining Chicago morning newspapers. If aH of the other morning newspapers refuse to open their books and records, then the Chicago Examiner herewith agrees to submit to this investigation alone because the Chicago Examiner insists on proving its own circulation. HE CHICAGO A city circulation Sunday. EXAMINER honestly believes that this investigation will prove that its is far in excess of any other Chicago morning newspaper, both Daily and The Chicago Examiner honestly believes that this investigation will further show that the net raid Sunday circulation of the Chicago Examiner is almost double that of its nearest competitor, Clncano Examiner iT*i« uiiHouHLvmvtU U.U, mliu u» a lull jJviyt ut ^/ii, C'Atcayu Lxumun.i vn HutuiUay, December 20, 1918,