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TTTE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
ON FREE
Offers Resolution in House to
Suspend Exemption Clause for
Two Years—Wilson Silent.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.—Chair-
man Adamson, of the House Inter
state and Foreign Commerce Com
mittee, has struck his first blow t
free Panama Canal tolls for Ameri
can coastwise vessels.
In Joint resolution he proposes a
suspension of the existing law ?:>r
free toils to American ships for two
years that the cost of operation of
the Panama Canal may be ascer
tained. During these two yea r s
American ships, coastwise and ocean
freighters, would pay the same tolls
as all foreign ships.
The President is given authority to
pass on the relative cost of using the
Panama Canal and its maintenance,
and at the end of two years may de-
< ide whether the tolls thus collected
will be more than sufficient for main
tenance of co»t of operation of the
canal. In tljls event the President is
to enforce the law for free canal
'oils for American ships.
Beaten Twice Before.
Adamson has been beaten twice on
a like proposition, and the rommi -
tee membership* has not been changed
in the last two years. Adamson's
"evolution provides:
“That the operation and enforce
ment of the following provision: ‘No
tolls shall be levied upon vessels en-
Kaged in the coastwise trade of the
United States,’ which provision is the
second sentence in section f» of the
act entitled ‘an act to provide *or
the opening, maintenance, protection
and operation of the Panama (.'anal
and sanitation and government of
the Canal Zone,’ approved August 2 4,
1912, shall he and hereby is sus
pended subject to the following con
ditions:
“At any time after the Panama
Canal shall have been opened and
successfully operated for two years,
if, in the Judgment of the President,
the revenue derived from tolls* of ves
sels other than those engaged in the
coastwise trade of the Cnited States
shall be sufficient to defray the cost
of maintaining .,nd operating the ca
nal and the expense of government
and sanitation of the (’anal Zone, and
all diplomatic questions touching the
treatment of vessels as to conditions
>r charges of traffic at he canal sh ill
have be«B adjusted, then the Presi
dent Is authorized to issue an execu
tive order declaring such suspended
exemption of full force i nd effect.
Plan Is Test, He Says.
'From the date of such executive
order such exemption shall he allowed
and enforced, but until such execu
tive order shall have been issued the
vessels engaged in the coastwise
trade of the Cnited States shall pav
the same tolls required of other ves
sels.”
Explaining his resolution, Mr.
Adamson says:
“This resolution proposes two
things first, an experimental test to
demonstrate whether or not the tolls
will pay the expenses of operating
the Canal exclusive of the tolls of
the coastwise trade, and the other, to
afford opportunity to adjust all ques
tions of diplomacy touching the to' s.
“If it Is demonstrated that the toUii
are sufficient to spare the tolls to 'he
coastwise trade, the State Depart
ment will he allowed time to adjust
questions growing out of the treaty
stipulations, and If the' advocates of
exemption are found to have been
correct in their contention as to a
sufficiency of revenue and the diplo
mat!'' questions are settled in their
favor, an executive order will then
put the exemption into force.”
Wilson Silent on Plan.
Representative Adamson intro
duced the resolution on his own re-
oonsibtllty, and it will not go before
Congress as an Administration meas
ure. It was said in high official cir
cles, however, that the silence of the
Administration did not mean that tbo
proposed step was disapproved. Any
• v< la rat ion of policy on the subject
of canal tolls has been avoided since
President Wilson assumed office last
March.
When Ambassador Bryce left
Washington in April. P was vaguely
understood that he had some sort of
rssurance that no effort would he
made by the United States to execute
the free tolls provisions of the canal
act.
The weight of opinion in official
circles is that now that Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice, the present British Am
bassador, has regained his health, hs
will be prepared to resume the nego-
I'.ations at the noint where they were
suspended, though he probably will
wait a reasonable time to afford
Congress an opportunity to act upjn
the Adamson bill.
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GEORGIA
POLITICS
JAMIS B. NEVIN
The injunction proceedings against
the Albion Hotel In Augusta, recently
heard before Judge Hammond, seem
to shape up intelligibly the status of
the fight in Georgia for the enforce
ment of the present prohibition law,
and members of the Legislature gen
erally are Interested In the develop
ment of the same
The application for Injunction ask
ed two things.
1 That the defendant he stopped
from carrying on any business under
its near-beer license; also
2. That It he restrained from sell
ing liquor the sale of which is pro
hibited by law.
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 that
“the defendant he temporarily re
strained from selling liquor which
is prohibited by law!”
In other words, the Albion Hotel
may continue to operate its bar un
der its near-beer license, hut it must
not dispense “intoxicating liquors”
therein.
The question of when It is dispens
ing such liquors Is left for a Jury
to say, if that charge is urged against
the place.
The temporary injunction doubtless
will he made permanent -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 and down
the other, seems to leave the matter
of enforcing the prohibition law pret
ty much wliere it has been all along!
In the meantime. Savannah Is fac
ing the same sort of crusade that
Augusta is up against, hut the point
of view of the prohibitionists there is
a little different.
Injunction proceedings 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 dl»cussr-
ing the movement says: "This fight
is not necessarily a prohibition fight,
but a fight to enforce the law. We
take the position that in paying $140,-
000 annually to the police department
as taxpayers that the citizens should
not he called upon to enforce the law.
It Is in the statutes and the police
should he 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
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 Jeorjla, Atlanta, Ja.”
“Not all the nuts one sees or hears
of at Christmas time,” said Secretary j
Perry, who received the pac kage, “are
placed in the kiddies’ stockings!”
Manager Ed Brown, of the Kimball
House, was presented a handsome- walk- j
ing c ane by the- hotel employees to-day, .
with the host wishes of that contingent
for a happy holiday season and a pros
perous year to come.
Mr Brown is we ll known among the :
members of the- Legislature, and among
politicians ard statesmen generally, real j
and near. The Kimball has been po
ll! W-al headquarters In Atlanta for twen
ty five years, and the greate r part of |
Georgia’s political history has been fash - j
ioned within its ample walls.
The Georgia Railroad Commission
played a fine part in inducing Presi
dent. Wilson to change* his mind with
respect to dropping Judson C. Clem
ents 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 of
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 in Georgia, nevertheless!
The* Home paper says: “The judges
of the Court of Appeals of Georgia
are giving up the office on account of
the meager salaries paid b the- State.
If Georgia wants good lawyers on hei
highest courts she ought to properly
compensate them.”
i'he demand for jus?t salaries for
the high court judges is grow ing 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.
elements—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 to he given Mr. Hobson in
Alabama,“ said a well known political
observer from that State to-day, “will
be made up largely of extreme prohibi
tionists and Republicans. Hobson will
not he elected to the Senate, hut 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, 1898.
He sharply criticised the “inadequate
naval program” outlined by Con
gress. Colonel Robert M. Thompson,
president of the New York Athletic
Club and chairman of the American
Committee on Olympic Games, ably
seconded the rear admiral.
“Unless we have a strong navy for
coast defense it will he as easy for
foreign armies to capture Chicago as
New York and Han Francisco,” said
Colonel Thompson. Rear Admiral
Wainwright said he 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 rftikitary
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 Hearst
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 against the attacks of its
possible enemies.
“As our navy stands to-day, it is
efficient as to officers, men and ships,
hut we are hopelessly outnumbered
by the great military powers, and we
need a navy frtr defense. The coun
try is rich enough.
“You can’t got recruits on the eve of
war and get them into fighting trim
in a few w'eeks. 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.
He is forcing the prohibition issue as
vlgorusly as 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 I said, however, Underwood will
win- with thousands of votes to spare!”
And So Five Will Have Charge of
Sunday School at the Cen
tral Baptist.
The church can no longer he run
by women, children and faddists. It
must have the sympathetic co-opera
tion 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
men. and men of ability.
“Systematic newspaper advertising
for a church is the best method for
Increasing the yoope of its influence.”
In these words the Rev. Dr. Caleb
A. Ridley, pastor of the Central Bap
tist C hurch, epitomized his experi
ence of fifteen years as a minister.
He was discussing the selection of
live business men to be in charge of
the Central Baptist Sunday school.
These were J. \T. Autrey, of the
Barclay & Brandon Co., superintend
ent; J. ( . Harrison, a traveling man .
H. D. Sorrells, an insurance man; E.
L. Fowler, of the Index Publishing
Company, and F. L. Irwin, of the
J. M. High Co., heads of the hoys'
and girls’ departments, respectively.
"They are 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 t ho Sunday school. 1
heartily favor its use.
“Owing to business methods my
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.”
Santa’ To Be Tried
For Shooting Child
S. G. Rutledge, No. 51 Fades street,
will be tried before Recorder Broyles
Saturday afternoon on a charge of
shooting the 4-year-old daughter of
Mrs. William L. Johnston, No. 229
McDaniel street, while impersonating
Santa Claus Christmas Day.
Rutledge was playing with the child
and flourishing a pistol loaded with
blank cartridges. The weapon was
discharged accidentally, the wadding
in the shell striking the child on the
arm. The wound is not serious. Chief
Beavers ordered the arrest of Rut
ledge. He was released on $300 bond.
Demands Reward for
Dog; Wilkinson Sues
Bail trover proceedings were taken
out against D. L. Echols by Ordinary
Wilkinson Saturday for the recovery
of a collie dog lost by the Ordinary
several days ago and said to be in
Echols’ possession.
Echols declined to turn the dog ov^r
to the Ordinary unless a reward of $25
was paid. But the latter failed to
see wherein a dog was worth more
than $2 and would offer no more.
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 since
his accession that these letters should
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.
WEDS ARKANSAS GIRL.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK., Dec. 27-
Miss Pearl Caldwell and D. E. Hunt,
of Daisy, Ga., foreman of the steel
bridge workers of the Seaboard Air
Line, were married here by the Rev.
Mr. Millan to-day. They left for a
trip to Central America. They will
reside in Daisy.
GRIFFIN, Dec. 27.—At the regular
nv of the City Council here last
night license for near-beer saloons
for the comin» r 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 increasl""’ it to $15,000.
Alderman Janes offered as a substi
tute that the $6,000 tax be continued.
The substitute was: 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
lie 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 give to Atlanta one of the
greatest office buildings In the coun
try, is expected to begin within a
short while, according to announce-
ment by Joel Hurt. Just as soon as
the present building fills up with ten
ants, work on the huge annex _
begin. Inasmuch as practically every
room In the present building is now
occupied it is regarded as certain thTt
work on tne new structure will h«
started in a very few months.
The present building cost S700.000
and when the annex is completed an
investment of more than J1.500 000
will stand upon the triangle of Edge
wood avenue. Exchange place and Ivv
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 Edge-
wood avenue and the other along
Exchange place. The first three floors
will 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
storv than the present building, the
grade of the street bringing the floor
line of the present subbasement even
with the Ivy street level.
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I N a statement, in which it substitutes fiction for fact, the Chicago Tribune asserts that it has a
1 larger net paid city circulation than any other Chicago morning newspaper.
Lest anybody whom it may concern should be deceived into mistaking bluff lor 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 invites 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 doubTm" the mmdsoF 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 up its
books and records, then the Chicago Examiner agrees herewith to have a joint
investigation made with the remaining Chicago morning newspapers.
If al[ 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 EXAMINER honestly believes that this investigation will prove that its
ty circulation is far in excess of any other Chicago morning newspaper, both Daily and
Sunday. ‘ "
The Chicago Examiner honestly believes that this investigation will further show that the net
paid Sunday circulation of the Chicago Examiner is almost double that of its nearest competitor.
This announcement km printed as a full page i/t £he L'hteagu trammer on Saturday, December -CK i9JZ.