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GEORGIAN
FRIDAY. APRIL 9, 1915.
CAREY INDORSES
Mr. Dart i* on* < f t *•
' neys in South Georgia
•lest attor-
«• -ed in connection with the vote of
the people, certainly would fill all re
quirements necessary.
By 4M
Former Park Head *mJ Student ef
Recreation Shows Need of
Public Amusement.
Dan Carey, for ai* years general
manager of Atlanta s parka and play
grounds and a student of public rec
reational needs, declared Friday that
many of Atlanta's best citizens were
doing themselves amt their city a
great injustice by not rallying to the
support of Dean John R. Atkinson, of
St. Philip'* Cathedral, in his advocacy
of public dance halls and other recre
ational facilities.
‘*1 did not want t* say anything,
because I am out of public life," he
said. "But I have been surprised that
many prominent men and women who
do favor just what Dean Atkinson
has urged have remained silent. We
have ail appeared indifferent to one of
the most important soc iological prob
lems in our city and allowed one man.
because he had the courage to stand
tip and speak what he thought was
right, bear the brunt of all the bittei
prejudice against the idea
Tried It for Six Years.
"As a citizen of Atlanta, I want to
indorse Dean Atkinson's stand. He is
trying to do what 1 tried for six years
to do, a* general manager of parks —
to take into control and use for the
general uplift of all the public demand
for rec reations.
“People will have recreations re
gardless of officials and would-be
moral leaders. There are public dance
halls in Atlanta to-day. The people
are dancing ;md are going to continue
to dance. The public dance halls now
running are operated in the interest
of private profit a ad they are not
regulated 1 have IVdtftd them ahd
they present a situation’ that should
not he ignored.
"To look at them, in fact, is suffi
cient argument for public dance halls
that are well supervised and well
chaperoned, as Dean Atkinson urges.
In e tead of being an jka/luence for evil,
they would be a great influence for
good
“The very best pee pie in our city
dance. Is It right to discriminate
against those who haven’t the means
nor the opportunity of joining one of
»ur delightful social jjubs?
Guide Toward 4p»d Endt.
“The instinct and Knt* necessity for
recreation is i:i the people and it will
<e Fatisfied Dean Atkinson's argu
ment i«: Will we guide this natural
< ..and toward good ends or leave H
its own devices?
Thu ago ha* ottered a striking ex
ample within the last few years. One
•f the worst Influences of the city was
u thickly populated section iii the
stock yards district. There were bar
rooms and gambling houses and every
other evil influence known to such
places. Kxtra policemen were con
stant 1 :. required
"A fine clubhouse was built in th*
center of it and one of its feature*.«*
’.ps a big ballroom.
"To-day the saloons and evil place.*
have closed up for blocks around for |
want of patronage, and the policemen
in the district have changed from
prosecutors to the friends of the peo
ple"
Inasmuch as local Jitney bus pro
moters, with whom the public is at
this time more or less in sympathy in
their efforts to got their business
started in Atlanta and other large
cities, are likely to have ’he Georgia
Legislature to deal with this summer,
It does look as If It would be wise
for them to do a little regulating of
themselves before the Legislature
gets hold of them, otherwise they are
apt th find themselves seriously han
dicapped and embarrassed In the final
show-down.
There apparently is a very general
disposition in Atlanta to think that
the jitney bus people should be per
mitted to operate on the streets with
in the hounds of reasonable restric
tions, and an effort to get the Legis
lature to provide laws of a harsh na
ture to be applied to the Jitneys like
ly will fall, unless the Jitney bus peo
ple themselves furnish reason for
such legislation.
There is one thing the Jitney bus
people are doing in Atlanta right
now that, unless it is stopped, in all
probability is going to get them into
serious difficulty. It is no uncom
mon thing to see a jitney bus in At-i
lanta, with a capacity of five, and j
rather crowded at that, carrying ns 1
many as eight or ten people.
The jitney bus people ought to real
ize the danger of this One serious
accident with a car thus overloaded
will do more to set the jitney bus j
business hack In Atlanta than all the;
criticisms rival corporations may level i
at the same in a month.
Oita of the arguments the jitneys,
have been advancing in favor of I
themselves is that there is no strap- I
hanging therein. It is a good deal .
safer proposition, however, to hang on
a strap in a street car than it is to
hang on to the running hoard of a
jitney bus or sit on the hood.
The Jitney bus people ought to re
fuse to take on one more person above |
the car’s normal capacity, and they
are playing w ith Are when they do I
otherwise.
Jf the Georgia Legislature takes it ;
into its head to pass general legisla- i
tion and should put the Jitneys under!
the direction and control of the Stat»'
Railroad < 'ornmlsslon. the Jitney bus,
people will find that they have ■
brought down upon themselves a sit !
nation that they might, by common 1
sense and foresight, have avoided.
If the jitney' bus people will oper- .
ate their lines with common sense
and develop them as experience points J
the way, the public is going to see to'
it that they get a square deni. But '
unless they do this, the public Is go- .
lug to think that they ought to he :
rigidly restricted, perhaps to the point j
of prohibition. Certainly, the jitney 1
bu* operator who permits hie car tel
be outrageously overcrowded with all |
the dangers attendant upon that, cou
pled with his own irresponsibility ini
the matter of accidents, etc., is play-j I
ing the game for rival corporations n ‘I
w » at deal better than they can play j I
It for themselves.
The jitney bus operators can take j
M from Sidelights and chew upon it, 1
that if the Georgia Legislature once j
gels hot on their trail they will be
lucky if they find business profitable
thereafter in Atlanta, or any other
larg** city in Georgia, for many days
to come.
Rome's new commission form of
government, which is now under way,
has produced a good many startling
results, and, although it is only a
few days old, it is already being
sharply criticised in certain quarters.
The first thing that It did was to
sweep out practically the entire old
force of city employees and cut down
the salaries of the policemen and fire
men. Naturally, these things bring
about a good deal of talk, and the
commission form of government,
which is largely an experiment In
Rome, will be watched with great in
terest by other cities of Georgia In a
more or less receptive attitude as to
the arguments in favor of that form
of municipality control. As the mat
ter stands to-day, Rome is over
whelmingly favorable to commission
form of government, but as to wheth
er It is to be approved finally, and
for all time, seemingly yet remains
very much to be ; een.
in the meantime, Brunswick, in the
other end of the State, is proposing to
go in for commission government.
Senator L. R. Aiken and Representa
tive J. E. Dart, both of whom live in
Brunswick, are being besieged to in
troduce a bill in the Legislature pro
viding for a commission form of gov
ernment in Brunswick. Neither gen
tleman ha,# yet committed himself
absolutely either for or against the
measure, but it is a very lively topic
of conversation in Brunswick, and
likely will he heard of again before
the Legislature adjourns.
Both of these members are well
known throughout Georgia, and will
enter upon their duties in the forth
coming Legislature with well estab
lished reputations for efficiency. Sen
ator Aiken was chairman of the
House Committee on Ways and
Means in the last Legislature, while
The Florida Legislature, which is
about to meet, is up against pretty
much of a financial tangle, just as the
Legislature of Georgia was two years
ago, when Governor Slaton was first
inaugurated. It will he necessary for
the Legislature to exercise th* utmost
discretion in making appropriations,
in order to keep the outgo within the
Income of the State
Florida has been Indulging itself in
the same luxury that Georgia did for
a number of years—living beyond its
income. Florida, of course, is in ex
cellent condition financially, broadly
speaking, and its finances are per
fectly sound, but loo .we legislative
practices have brought about some
temporary embarrassment that will
require some patience and statesman-
j ship to relieve.
One of the most Important meas-
I urea the Florida legislature has be-
I fore it is a bill providing for general
local option In the matter of commis
sion form of government. If it passes
( it wilt be up to each city in the State
| to s*a.T for Itself whether or not it
j wishes commission government.
But of far greater importance than
! that is a proposed provision which
permits cities and counties to change
J their charters for themselves,
{ through a proper system of voting,
without reference to the Legislature.
The State of Georgia sadly needs a
law of that kind. The Georgia Leeus-
i lature, w hich Is limited to 50 da vs
I each year, devotes practically twn-
1 thirds of its time to considering local
j legislation.
If a c ity wishes to enlarge nr de-
i crease the duties of one* of its serv-
j ants it can not do so unless it appeals
to the Georgia Legislature and re
ceives specific authority therefor, not
wit h.<standing the fact that nobody
outside is interested in the matter in
the slightest The most trivial change
proposed can not be made by the peo
ple directly concerned. It must be re
ferred to the entire lawmaking body
of the State of Georgia, notwithstand
ing the fact that no member outside
of the local representation concerned
cares a snap of his finger what is
done.
If Georgia had a law providing that
municipal and civil divisions of the
State might in their discretion, and
among themselves. effect such
changes as they desired in their char
ters. it would save a great deal of
time In the Georgia Legislature. It
would be an easy matter to give the
Superior Courts final jurisdiction in
matters of this kind, which. If exer-
The statement made in this column
Thursday to the effect that Dr. B. L.
Frnbry, of Villa Rica, will urge a
eugenic marriage bill berore the next
Legislature, was incorrect in so far as
it carried the idea that the doctor is
member of the Legislature. He is
not a member, hut his bill will he
introduced by request, and he will
com^lo Atlanta to appear before the
House and Senate committees to
urge Its passage.
He Is a practicing physician and is
v* ry much Interested in the matter
of eugenics. He has been assured of
widespread support of his measure.
Battery Rehearsing
For Minstrel Show
Hundreds of persons Thursday night
w<tp attracted to the Washington street
viaduct and witnessed the maneuvers
of Battery B, of the National Guard of
Georgia, in practice for the minstrel
extravaganza and artillery pageant,
which will be held next Thursday night
mi the Atlanta Theater for the purpose
of raising funds to send the battery to
the San Francisco Fair.
I nder the direction of Captain A. J.
' “rid®, Jr., and Lieutenant R. G.
Mangurn. the members of the battery
were put through a rapid skirmish drill.
At the same time the minstrel show re
hearsal was held at the Auditorium.
The Battery Saturday afternoon will go
to Piedmont Park for practice with field
guns.
BISHOP STAFFORD DIES.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LICHFIELD. ENGLAND, April 9.—
Bishop Stafford (the Rt. Rev. Edward
Ash Were) died to-day. aged 69.
White Plague Foes to
Hear Dentist Lecture
Dr. Robin Adair, member of the At
lanta Dental Society, Saturday morn
ing before the social training class of
the Anti-Tuberculosis Association will
lecture on "Mouth Hygiene as a Pre
ventive of Disease."
The lecture will begin at 9 o'dr k
and will be given in the offices of the
Anti-Tuberculosis Association, No.
708 Gould Building.
Costs $40 to Kill
New Jersey Robin
HACKENSACK. N. J., April 9.—
For shooting a robin Rocco Vacorea
was fined $40 and costs.
y *$1
IS GOOD
TUBERCULOSIS
j In addition to plenty of fresh air
- and proper diet. those suffering
‘ from or who are predisposed to Tu
berculosis are recommended to use
Bckman's Alterative to stop night
sweats, banish fever and hasten re
covery. This medicine, by reason
of its successful use during the past,
warrants the fullest Investigation
possible by every sufferer.
EcRman’s Alterative is most effi
cacious in bronchial catarrh and se
vere throat and lung affections, and
in upbuilding the system. It con
tains no narcotics, nor harmful or
habit-forming drugs. Accept no sub
stitutes. Sold by leading druggists.
Write to the Eckman Laboratory,
Philadelphia, Ta.. for booklet telling
of recoveries.
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ill the Newest Spring Suits Are Here lor
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GATE CITY DETAL ROOMS.
Over Brown & Allen’s. Phone M. 1708. Lady Attendant.
Slaton to Help Unveil
Monument to Lanier
The complete program for the unveil
ing ceremony Saturday afternoon at
3:30 o'clock of the monument to Sidne\
Lamer, which was donated bv Mrs
Livingston Mima and erected in Pled
mont Park, was announced Fridav.
An opening prayer will be offered bv
Dr. C. B wllmer. Robert F. Maddox,
who. with Mrs. Samuel M. Inman, »«>
lected the monument, will speak on
"Civic Generosity." The monument will
bp unveiled by Ben Leo Crew, Jr., the
aon of the president of the Park Com
mission. Philip Alston, executor of the
Mima estate, will have as the subject
for a talk. "Mm. Mims and Her Gift to
Atlanta." Mayor Woodward will a c-
rept the monument on behalf of the city
and Governor John M. Slaton will talk
on "I-anier the Poet."
City No Place for Dog
Ranch; Owner Fined
The city is no place for a dog ranch.
Recorder Johnson believes, and in
fining Joe Wright, a negro dog breed
er. $5.75 Thursday for creating a nui
sance he advised him to move his
estalishment to the country.
The case against Wright was made
by his neighbors, who objected to the
unceasing hubbub in his .kennels.
Wright lives at No 93 West Linden
street and peddles his dogs about the
streets.
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WE ARK NOW FEATURING
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A MOTHER’S DREAD
A fear clutches at the hear! of the
mother that her own little one may
not live long. She dreads Its second
summer, or that it may never wake
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are insured against Ill-health if the
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Dr. R. V. Pierce invented nearly a half
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Many mothers of families in the
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ia put up for the SINGLE PURPOSE
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It has sold more largely on this conti
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Young mothers who preserve the
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