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& Grand Opera City of Dixie.
Georgia’s Educational Center.
SOUTH _/ The “Pinnacle City” in Climate.
q"lANl” Federal Reserve Bank Headquarters.
Distributing Center of the Southeast.
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VOL XVIII
l Welcome Autocracy. y
Republics Won't Hurt You.
Pay Your Debts, That's AllL
Learn From Foolish Russia.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
More troops are sent.by the allies
into Germany. The German repub
lic is knocked down. Some other
government, vague as yet, but un
doubtedly reactionary, is set up. |
That is not cheerful spring news
for a world that needs an end of
war. The struggle between autoc
racy and social democracy in Ger-i
many is to start again, apparently,
with the British Empire, perhaps,
and the French republie on the side
of social democracy, at first. )
With the emperor ruling, the Social
Democrats were able to force their
views on German autocracy and got
concessions, with many sops liks old
age pensions, industrial insurance a.tj
employers’ cost, etc. |
* What chance will autocracy have
against democracy now, with Hohen-}
zollerns discredited, population tired
of war, disease, hunger and extermi
nation? A few weeks will tell. |
The latest revolution is under
stood easily enough; it is an old
story. France had her republic,
and the second class Bonaparte, Na
poleon third, humbly and gratefully
became president. At the firet
chance he kicked out republicanism
and made himself emperor. |
He looked like a grand success,
until the test came. France pros
pered at the top, the court was mag
nificent, the republic unregretted.
But Bismarck was watching his
chance, which came in 1870. Down
went the bogus Napoleon, up came
the French republic once more, im
poverished, humiliated, but it still
lives and the other day, with much
outside I.elp, it knocked down the
German Empire that in 1870 had
knocked down the French Empire.
So it goes in history’'s whirligig.
The German republic and the har
nessmaker presidents are put out.
Just what has come in we don’t
know, but it is surely a plan to have
Germany governed from above, with
fat rewards for a few, and the usual
“just enough” to keep the crowd,
with stomachs moderately full, fairly
contented. Intelligence alweays
reaches the top—for there it finds
its reward. Intelligence in Germany
was at the top close to the emperor,
just as in England it is now at the
top, close to the king, and just as it
is in America, close to the organized
money, which is king here.
Intelligence and cunning know
how to get along with an emperor,
a king or a ruling financial class.
They understand that kind of gov
ernment. The other kind, rule by
the people themselyes, is strange.
It frightens the clever class and
makes them feel insecure.
German intelligence has got rid of
popular rule, rebels against it, just
as American intelligence would re
bel against any plan to hawve this
country run by farmers, mechanics
and others of the crowd.
It was inevitable .that Germany
should go through this effort of the
upper classes to pring back “the
good old times.” Success of the ef
fort is uncertain. For Germany has
millions of thinking workmen, train
ed for forty years by the Social Dem
ocratic party. And it may not be so
easy to force them back under bay
onet rule to the old system—"touch
your cap, bow your head and be
grateful that you are alive.”
Allies send troops to Germany and
prepare for wdr again, because of
uncertain conditions, and especially
because the new ruling power must
gain popularity by at least - pre
tending to obtain modification of the
peace terms and the heavy peace
payments.
If the new government carl pre
tend successfully, while giving the
allies satisfactory secret assurance
that it really means to pay in full,
and if it can hold the reins that it
has seized, the allies will be content
and merely make demonstrations to
help the new government along.
For modern nations, even republics
like the French and American, pre
fer to deal with what they call
“stable government” and nothing is
more stable than autocracy, while it
lasts. It can promise anything and
keep the promise. A republic can
not always do that—as England
Jearns, with Mr. Wilson unable to de
liver Article X and other parts of
peace league promises.
One thing will interest future
writers of history in this tempo
rary destruction of the German re
public, if it goes through,
let German autocracy re-establish
itself, without menacing France or
America, and those two republics
wiil acquiesce most gracefully in the
destruction of a young republic and
the revival of an old autocracy.
Historians in the Thirteenth Cen
tury may ask: -“Why did the great
American republic sacrifice men
and millions in fighting Russia's at
tempt to replace czarism with popu
lar government, and never lift a
finger to prevent the destruction of
the German republic by autocracy?”
The answer will be that popuiar
government in Russia refused ‘to
pay the czar's debts. Part of that
debt was held in this glorious re
public and ‘thousands of millions of
the debt were held in the French
republic.
German reaction on the other
hand., while destroying republican
government, promised to make the
Germans pay their huge debt to the
outside world—and that was what
intrested the great republics.
“Pay what vou owe then do as you
please with your people” seems to
be the modern republican motto. T
might surprise LaFayette and
Franklind, but \hey are old
fashioned.
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Association Formed for Southeast
Plans to Develop Great ‘
l
Export Commerce. ‘
Formation of the South’ Atlantic
States Association, effected at
Greensboro, N, C., last week by com
mercial bodies of North and South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida, is, ac
cording to Hollins N. Randolph ot
Atlanta, who was elected vice presi
dent for Georgia, a joining of forces
to develop South Atlantic ports in
world commerce. Mr. Randolph says
the organization has the co-operation
of Mid-Western commercial bodies
and shippers.
The association has five principal
objectives, as follows:
I—To retain rates put into effect
by the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion December 1.
2—To have these rates established
for inbound shipments.
3—To develop by practical means |
the facilities of South Atlantic ports.
4—To establish a branch of the de
partment of commerce in Atlanta. ‘
s—To retain ships allocated by the
United States Shipping Boara until
the new trade routes are established.
SAVING IN RATES. |
Saving in freight rates from Mid-
Western points. to export centers 1s
averaged at _apout o per cent for the
South Atlantic ports over New York
and the New England ports, accord
ing to Mr. Randolph. In addition to
this, there is the saving in time, par
ticularly for shipments consigned to
South American trade, |
Already the South Atlantic inter
ests are beginning to meet opposi
tion to the use of the ports for ex
porting. Within a few days after the
railroad lines were turned back to
their owners by the government, the
Pennsylvania Lines filed a protest
against the port rates with the Inter
state Commerce Commission seeking
to have them annulled. This peti
tion is before the commission. A
long list of reasons for the protest is
cited by the railroad, principal
among which is the fact that the
line issued heavy bonds with the ex
pectation of developing further its
facilities at Northern ports which
would work a hardship on it if the
South Atlantic rates are allowed to
stand.
“The Eastern lines have been put
ting it over on the South Atlantic
ports for fifty years and now that
we have begun to receive a fair por
tion of the business they are seek
ing to take it away from us,” said
Mr. Randolph. “The purposes of the
South Atlantic Stateg Association
will be to put up a fight to retain
those rights and to take advantage of
our opportunity to develop our just
share of world trade and export busi
ness
ALREADY DEVELOPING.
“Already the South Atlantic ports
are developing as a result of the
rates granted by the Interstate Com
merce Commission. Savannah is now
the third largest port in the country
and the possibilities for the other
ports such as Charleston, Brunswick,
Jacksonville and Tampa are unlim
ited. We have practical assurances
from Washington that the rates will
be' made applicable to import ship
ments through these ports and the
qssocia,tion program is to grasp the
opportunity and develop it to the
fullest extent.
“It is planned to devise practical
ways and methods for developing
Southern ports to handle the increas
ing business. 'This probably will be
done by raising funds through issu
ance of harbor bonds.”
The eleven ships allocated to the
South Atlantic ports include several
of those John Barton Payne, chair
man of the Shipping Board, was re
strained from selling to the British
government by William Randolph
Hearst through injunction proceed
ings. The association deems it neces
sary that these vessels remain in the
gervice of the ports until the trade
routes are permanently established.
It is estimated here by Mr. Randolph
that this will take at least ten years,
l Warns Against Bogus
Knights Columbus Oath
NEW YORK, March 15.—The reap
pearance in certain sections of the
country of the bogus fourth-degree
oath of the Knights of Columbus has
led James A. Flaherty of Philadel
phia, supreme knight of the K. of C,,
to issue a warning to any who take
part in ecirculating this alleged oath
and to request the press of the
United States and Canada to aid in
enlightening the public regarding the
falsity of this “oath.”
“This bogus oath,” Mr. Flaherty
gaid, “is a blasphemous and evilly
designed document, calculated to stir
up religious hatred and to inflame
bigotry. Strangély enough, its ap
pearance coincides with general elec
tion years.
“The Knights of Columbus is not
|an oathbound organizatien, and, as
| far as secrecy is concegned, we have
| more than once submitted the inter
nal workings of the order, even to the
details of degree work v "
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!fi. C. Bruce Is 85; His
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| Friends Celebrate
| Friends of R. C. Bruce, one of At
ilama's pldest and best known archi
| tects. are joining him in ‘celebrating
ihis eighty-fifth birfiday. .Ia O,
| Bricker, pastor of the First Chris
| tian Church, announced to his con
| gregation Sunday that Mr. Bruce had
| reached the age of 85 vears and made
|a short talk of congratulation.
| Mr. Bruce was for a long period
member of the firm of Bruce and
Morgan, which designed some of At
| lanta’s largest buildings.
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The News
THE CENSUS |
Some ‘Dope’ on Atlanta’s Proba
ble Figure, and Why It Will Not
.
Show True Growth of City.
By VICTOR VICTOR.
Steadily, for the past few days, the
census bureau in Washington has
been announcing “unofficial” popu
lation figures for various cities in
the United States. Saturday we
learned that the thriving Tennessee
city of Knoxville has more than
doubled her populatlon since 1910.
Without intending disparagement of
this achievement, and only in view
of what is to follow here, it should
be noted that Knoxville has greatly
increased her territory since the last
census.
Washington may be expected to
announce the unofficial population
figures for Atlanta at any time after
the local office has finished sending
in its portfolios. Supervisor W. O.
Marshburn said Saturday that the
last of them would be on their way
“in the next day or two.” Final
returns have been delayed till the
last minute with hope that everyone
will be included.
But the work is now finished and.
Captain Marshburn could tell now
exactly what the upofficial popula
tion figure which Washington will
shortly announce will be. But Cap
tain Marshburn won’'t. He and all
connected with his office here are
under oath not to disclose any infor
mation in that regard.
However, since the announcements
began coming in from Washington I
have engaged, from time to time, in
the questionable occupation of trying
to find out from Captain Marshburn
what he is not supposed to tell. I
have not been successful. But
through conversations wnich I have
had with him and others, as well as
through investigation of outside
sources, I have been able to put two
and two together sufficiently to make
a guess that, if true, would be very
disappointing to those of us who
have been thinking in terms of
250,000. :
BUT WAIT A MINUTE!
But the pretty part of it is that,
as a matter of fact, in spite of what
Uncle Sam’s figures may show re
garding the population inside of the
city limits, the major portion of At
lanta’s growth has taken place just
outside of those limits.
. This much Captain Marshburn did
ay: ’
“You can tell Atlanta not to look
for the evidence of her real growth
in the figures which will be given for
the city proper. Tell her to wait
until she hears the population fig
ures for Bast Point, College Park,
Hapevilie, Kirkwood, Decatur and
the figures for Fulton and De Kalb
Counties at large, as compared to
those of 1910.”
I have it on reliable grounds that
the population of many of Atlanta’s
suburbs has increased over 100 per
cent in ten years!
And these places are mno longer
suburbs in the true sense. There are
no longer *“voids” existing between
them and the city proper. The in
tervening spaces have been built up
and they are now, except in name,
an integral part of Atlanta,
GREAT BEYOND OUR GATES.
I am told that, without taking in
any void ground, as she did in the
‘extension of 1910, an adjustment or
Atlanta’s limits to where they be
long would add forty to fifty thou
sand to the population of the city in
a night.
The disastrous fire of 1917 de
stroved about a thousand dwellings
in the heart of Atlanta, but most of
it moved “further outs” To take up
dwellings “further out” has been the
‘marked tendency of the entire popu-
Jation with the increase in automo
‘bi]e transportation. The very in
erease in business and manufactur
'ing interests of the city has tended
to operate adversely as well as fa-
Ivorahly upon the population figures
for the highly circumscribed area
within the eity limits. The dis
placement of ‘residential districts by
places of business in the heart of the
city has been tremendous, and the
limits are not wide enough to give
Atlanta credit for the increase in
population accompanying this ixpan
sion.
People still laboring under the ex
pansive impression left by the lib
eral extension in 1910, fail to realize
that Atlanta has taken in only negli
gible territory since then. As a mat
ter of fact, Atlanta, today, has one
of the smallest areas, compared to the
total population of her metropolitan
district, of any city in the TUnited
States. She is one of the only citles
of her size in America, in which one
‘can catch a street car in the heart
of town., and moving without a stop
in any given direction, cross the city
limits inside of fifteen minutes.
IN RE BIRMINGHAM.
Much has been said of the race
with Birmingham. There is no need
ffnr Atlanta to attach too much im
iportance to the outcome of that race,
‘whatever it may be. For Birming
'ham has taken in great strips of ter
ritory since 1910, and will get credit
for practically all who are fairly
within her gates, while Atlanta, most
decidedly, will not.
At that, we may stifl maintain our
nominal lead, as well as the real one
which we will undoubtedy maintain.
But if we should not, there is not the
slightest cause to feel badly about it,
because the percentage of our growth
may have been very much greater
than that of the splendid Alabama
city, and the official census figures
may still throw us behind.
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Anglo-French Officers to
‘ .
Take Charge in Turkey
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, March 15.--It was reported
here today that Anglo-French offi
cers will take over the Turkieh war
minigéry at once.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1920
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Southern States Will Act Togeth
er in Helping Federal Drive
Against High Prices, |
WASHINGTON, March 15.—The
department of justice announced to
day the dates of “Save Money on
Meat” Week in the various States.
During these weeks an effort will be
made to reduce materially the prices
of the cuts of beef, pork and lamb
now in heavy demand by showing
consumers the advantage of turning to
those which are equally nutritious,
but which cost much less.
‘The first ‘“Save Money on Meat”
Week, which has been previously an
nounced, will be held from March 23
to March 27 throughout each of the
following States: Illinois, Wisconsin,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, lowa, Indiana,
Michigan, New Jersey and New York.
The week beginning March 29 will
be “Save Money on Meat” Week in
Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Washington, New Hampshire, Con
necticut, Rhode Island, Oregon and
California. ;
The week beginning April 5 will be
“Save Money on Meat” Week in the
District of Columbia, and the fol
lowing States: Maryland, Virginia,
Kentucky, South Carolina, Florida,
Mississippi, Arkansas, West Virginia,
Delaware, North Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, Louisiana and Missouri.
THe week beginning April 12 will
be “Save Money on Meat” Week in
each of the following States: Texas,
Kansas, South Dakota, North Dakota,
Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Oklahoma,
Nebraska, Minnesota, Montana, Wy
oming, Utah, Arizona and New
Mexico.
On each day‘'of “Save Money on
Meat” Week some particular cut or
cuts of. the inexpensive variety will
be featured and will be sold at a
low price. Retailers who hitherto
have not carried in stock some of the
less costly cuts because their cus
tomers did not ask for them intend to
lay in adequate quantities of such
portions of meat. If the consumers
will take advantage of the highly
nutritionus and pagatable pieces of
meat which are relatively inexpen
sive, the saving effected will be tre
mendous, and the slackened demand
for the cuts now popular will resalt
in lower prices thereon.
Under present conditions the price
of the choicest cuts are in extreme
instances 50 or 60 cents higher per
pound than the price of other good,
wholesome meat from the same
animal.
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Dr. Jones Discusses
Interchurch Movement
The Interchurch World Movement
was diseussed by Dr. M, Ashby Jones,
pastor of the Ponce de Leon Avenue
Baptist Church, Sunday morning.
The sermon followed the Georgia
pastor's ccnference in Atlanta last
week, which was the outgrowth of
the general inclination of men for
unity of activity in all great things,
since the war. The movement, Doc
tor Jones said, did aot seek to union
ize the churches, nor to establish a
superchurch, But that it did call for
co-operation of all churches, and a
unity of purpose.
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it is a good time.
When the sun shines warm, the flowers
bloom and all nature puts on a new
dress. It is then that the old house
looks bad by comparison. So, why not
give it a new dress also? .
In doing this it is well enough to make
it a dress of real quality while you are
at it.
Pee Gee Paint Is
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Cheer Up!
" By John Kendrick Bangs.
A GOOD EXAMPLE.
THE birds go singing on their
ways,
In joyous search of _ daily
food—
I like to think their little lays
Are songs of gratitude,
Because they know with lavish
care
God hath provided for their
need,
And placed before them every
where
Their fullest daily need.
And if the birds all greet the
day
With praiseful lyrics, sweet
and strong,
Why should not I do e'en as they
And mingle quest with song?
(Copyright, 1920, Atlanta Georgian.)
Petition Signed by Number of
Citizens Ask to Vote for
General in Primary,
(By International News Service.)
LINCOLN, Neb.,, March 16.—The
presidential candidacy of General
John J. Pershing, commander of the
American Expeditionary Forces In
France, was formally launched here
with the filing in the secretary of
state’'s office of a voters’ petition
signed by 5,000 Nebraskans, asking
that his name be placed on the pri
mary ballots. "
In filing the petiti.n, Mark W.
Woods, chairman of the Pershing
campaign organization, said, “Gen
eral Pershing will accept the nomi
nation if he is the choice of the peo
ple. He has, however, refused per
sonally to seek this honor.”
Hiram Johnson and General Wood
are the only other candidates who
have entered Pershing's home State.
Applications for Shrine
Ceremonial End March 17
Wednesday, March 17, is the last
date applications will be received by
Recorder Argard for the Shrine cere
‘monial in the auditorium of the Tem
ple March 31. Indications are this
class will be of unusual size, con:id
ering it is scarcely a month since the
last ceremonial, w should this class
be smaller than ¥fe last it will have
its compensation in bringing the no
bility together more frequently and in
insuring that none of the aspirants
for Shrine memebrship will get lost
on the great desert in the pilgrimage
to Mecca to refeive the sacred and
sublime secret of the order.
The big ceremonial March 31 will
inaugurate the week of preliminary
work for Yaarab's Circus, April 8
and 9, and it is planned that mem
bers of the nobility who are to par
ticipate in the circus will have therr
parts assigned to them at that time,
and some announcement of the really
‘stm'tling shrine features for the cir
cus will then be made.
Holmes Institute Head
Talks at Bethel Church
The Rev. B, R, Holmes, president
of the Holmes Instittue, addressed
negro citizens in the Bethel A. M. E,
Church, Sunday,
“The (Christian should be a model
for the people and 'et his moral and
gpiritual influence be felt in every
home.,” he said. A closing address
was made by the Rev. R. H. Single
ton, pastor,
Collector's Office Crowded.
Midnight Time Limit for
Turning in Forms.
T.ong lines of people filled the
second floor of the Federal Building
Monday, every one in a rush to file'
income tax returns before midnight |
Officials in the internal revenue de
partment have made no attempt to
estimate the number of returns, al
though it was said they exceed
greatly the returns of last year. The
books were to be closed at mid
night.
Many requests for extensions of
time have been made of Collector
Blalock, which have been granted in
most cases, although there are many
who will be subject to SI,OOO fine
because of their negligence in meet
ing requirements. Every person giv
ing a valid excuse for not being able
to file returns in the required
amount of time has been given an
extension of thirty days. In addi
tion to the fine, the delinquents are
subject to a 25 per cent increase of
tax. J
Corporations and partnerships |
have been given an extension of!
sixty days, in which to complete
their returns, although it is neces
sary that all of them file tentative
returns before the expiration of the
original time limit. l
Individuals must make returns on |
SI,OOO of salary if single, and $2,000
if married. Married men are en
titled to S2OO additional exemption
for each child, but return must be
made in spite of the number of
dependents.
For failing to pay tax when due or
understatement through negligence
there is a penalty of 5 per cent andl
interest. The tax may be paid in full |
at the time the return is filed, or four |
installments may be made.
Individuals are liable ty pryeecu
tion under other statutes for perjury,
conspiracy and other charges net
ting long prison terms. In addition,
a penalty of $10,009 and one year im
prisonment plus 50 per cent added to
the taxes evaded, is to be paid for
making a fraudulsn* return.
Another Week for
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North Ave. Revival
Revival services at the North Ave
nue Presbyterian Church will be con
tinued another week. Dr. Trigg A.
M. Thomas, the Kansas City evan-'
gelist, will continue in charge. His
subjects for nights have been an-!
nounced as follows: Monday, “Is
There a Hell?” Tuesday, “Heaven«i
And What Is It?” Wednesday, “The
Secona Coming of Christ;" Thursday,
“The Three Appearings of Christ;”
Friday, “The Fellow Who Got Mar- !
ried.”
Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock
Doctor Thomas will conduct services |
for women in the prayer meeting,
rooms. His subject will be “Conse-'
cration and Christian Service.” |
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What constitutes a typical sopho
more !
Is it college spirit, class loyalty, or
abilitv to reep the freshies in their
proper places?
Or perhaps it has to do with stand
ing in clagses. with leadership in col
lege hall's encd on campus, with pop
ularity amonrg fellow students,
Anyhow Miss Elizabeth Mucken
fuss, daughter of i’rof. and Mrs. A,
M. Muckenfuss of 81 McLendon ave
nue, who is attending Wesleyan Col
lege, was voled by the student hody
as the most typica! sophomore of
her class. Miss Muckenfuss is aiso
president of the class. [P'rof. Muck
enfuss is head of the denartment of
chemitry at Emcry University.
Wesleyan College at Macon is the
oldest college for women in the world.
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Convicted as Slayer,
v . .
Is Seeking New Trial
MACON, Ga., March 15.—H. Lee
Cross, convicted of killing Frank J.
Hodges at the last term of Superior
Court and given life sentence, has
bean moved from the county jail here
to the State farm sending motion
for a new trial. Cross’ attorneys
petitioned Judge H. A. Mathews of
the Superior Court to permit the re
moval for his health.
“] want sunshine and must have it
or 1 will die right here in jail,"” Cross
said. Cross is frail, weighing only
about 110 pounds. HMe has been oc
cupying a cell on murderers’ row. He
has refused to discuss the trial, but
sayvs he feels he will be liberated. He
shot Hodges to death over a note for
$27 the latter owed him. They were
former business partneis
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Convicted of Felony, Leader in
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Prison Here May Be :
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Put in Race. »
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Eugene V. Debs, in the federal
prison here, has announced that he
will vhe a candidate for the Socialist
nomination for the presidency, This
information was obtained Monday
from his attorney, Samuel Castleton. s
Mr., Castleton said consent to use
Debs’ name on ticket was obtained
only after considerable persuasiork“
A delegation of Socialists from Michig
gan visited the imprisonel leader seva
eral days ago, ¥
Mr. Debs, atcordingz to his lawyer,
is the recognized leader of the So=
cialist party,land is looked upon as
the one man who ean bring both
wings of that party to unifiel action.
“He will bring the libe~al and radi=
cal wings together in the election,?
said Mr. Castleton, “and will gain
many votes as a result of his cons
viction. Mora than 1,000,000 of the
newly franchised women will sup=
port him for that reason alone.,”
Asked for his legal opinion on Mr.
Debs’ eligibility, since his conviction
of a felony, Mr. Castleton said Debs
was purely a political prisoner, and
public opinion would compel the ad
ministration to Adeclare an amnesty
which would free all political prison
ers.
Mr Debs was convicted of violating
the espionage act, ohstructing the
draft, and other offenuses, and was
sentenced to ten years. i
Possibilities for candilates for Vice
President on the Socialist tickat were
mentioned as Kate R, O'Hare, also
serving a prison sentence; Scott
Nearing and James C'Neal. These,
however, Atlanta Socialists pointed
out Monday, are merely possibilities,
arki nothing definite will be decided
until the New York convention, Debs’
nominadon was regarded as a cer
tainty.
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Second Ward Residents
Protest Flooded Tunnel
Members of the Second Ward Im
provement Club asked The Georgian
Monday to publish their grievance
concerning the underpass at South
Pryor street and Ridge avenue, which
a spokesman said has been filled with
water to the depth of several feet
since the rain last Friday, necessitat
ing a wide detour for persons who
have been using the underpass in go=
ing back and forth to work or school.
A remedy for the situation, which
was said to be intolerable, will be
sought from council.
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Pioneer Schoolboys ;
Mourn Healey's Death
Resolutions on the death of the
late Willlam T. Healey will be
adopted at a meeting of the Pioneer
School Boys of Atlanta at 8 o'clock
Tuesday night on the second floor of
the Healey Building. Mr. Healey was
first president of this organization,
W. Woods White, president, has
issued a call to all members of the
club to be present.
