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SLATON THUS
REFORM NEEDED
GOVERNOR WOULD MAKE JUS¬
TICE EASIER FOR THE POOR
TO OBTAIN.
TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
In His Message to the Legislature
Governor Slaton Will Probably
Urge Needed Change in Court
Procedure.
—Atlanta,
Governor Slaton will probably call
attention, and may make recommen¬
dations, in his annual message to
the legislature to one needed in court
procedure in the matter of defending
persons indicted for felony charges
and who may not have means to em¬
ploy counsel.
Under long established custom, in
a great many cases, counsel is ap¬
pointed for such accused persons on
the very day of the trial. This rare¬
ly gives lawyers a fair opportunity
to prepare their defense intelligently
and with the care the state has had
ample opportunity for so doing in
such cases.
This practice undoubtedly often re¬
sults in accused parties failing to
have proper defense and adequate
preparation of their cases. Instances
now and then arise in the matter of
pardons, commutations or paroles,
where material facts, which might
have served to ameliorate the punish¬
ment administered, were not brought
out in the trial through this very
difficulty of counsel appointed not
having opportunity to secure and
question witnesses and study the
case carefully.
Now and then it becomes rather
the clear duty of the commission and
the governor to right some wrong
thus visited upon an accused and con¬
victed person. This miscarriage of
justice, of course, befalls negroes
more frequently than others, because
a very much larger percentage of
that race, when indicted ou felony
charges, have no resources at hand
to employ competent counsel in ad¬
vance.
Therefore, Governor Slaton be¬
lieves it, would often prevent such
wrongs, and tend to strengthen the
court decisions, and at the same time
work to the end of preventing un¬
necessary delays in the enforcement
of merited punishment, if changes
could he made to require judges in
such cases to appoint counsel some
weeks or days in advance, so cases
could be prepared and justice held in
even scale.
Former Governor Brown is also of
the opinion that some change of this
character would prove a good one.
Governor Slaton has not yet start¬
ed work on his annual message, but
the above is cue feature he will prob¬
ably incorporate in it in some way,
either by calling attention to the
matter or by making a direct recom¬
mendation.
Many lawyers, with whom he has
discussed this idea, agree with the
executive and say that it would be
fairer both to the lawyer so named
and the party acused of crime.
Experts to Be Put in Charge.
Representatives of the United
States government, the state highway
departments and the American High¬
way association, will arrive in Atlanta
early in February, after making an
inspection of the Washington-Atlanta
national highway for the purpose of
placing it under the supervision of
three government engineers. This in¬
formation comes to Fred Houser, sec¬
retary of the Atlanta convention bu¬
reau, in a letter from J. E. Pennypack
er, secretary of the American High¬
way association. Mr. Pennypacker
states that arrangements have been
made between the American Highway
association and the United States bu¬
reau of public roads, whereby three ex¬
perts will be placed upon continuous
duty upon this highway. The object of
the trip to Atlanta, which will be made
in automobiles, will be to encourage
the co-operation of the various counties
through which the highway passes.
Fulton County Gets Girls’ Home.
The board of managers of the Geor¬
gia Training School for Wayward Girls
considered bids and propositions from
several counties and Georgia commun¬
ities for the location of the school for
delinquent and corrigible girls, at a
meeting, acecpted the bid of Fulton
county, which offered them the best
proposition. Fulton county offered a
cash consideration of $7,500 and 50
acres of land, extending the board of
managers the option of two tracts—
one on Stewart avenue, near Hape
ville, known as the Harriet Hawkes
Industrial school site, and the other
tract near the Chattahoochee river,
known as Baker’s Ferry, out the Ad
amsvjiie road.
THE C LEVELAND CO URIER, CLEVELAND, GEORGIA,
Governor May Not Annul Act.
Governor Slaton announced his de¬
cision in the famous Nash-Obear con¬
troversy. The decision was adverse to
Adjutant General Val Holt Nash and
retains Quartermaster General Wil¬
liam G. Obear in office. The chief ex¬
ecutive holds that the office of quar¬
termaster general was created by act
of the legislature and his duties pre¬
scribed by such legislative act. It is
not within the province of the gover¬
nor to annul au act of the general as¬
sembly, even if it should conflict with
an order of the war department. It
will be for the legislature next sum¬
mer to decide whether the militia of
Georgia shall continue to be subject
to state regulation and control, or
whether it shall be made a part of the
United States army. So long as the
adjutant general receives his pay from
the state and not from the national
government, the governor sees no rea¬
son why he should not continue in of¬
fice and continue to perform the duties
of his office. If the legislature sees
fit it can abolish the office at its next
meeting next summer.
Book Commission Split.
Developments so far in the investi¬
gations of the McCrory school book
commission make it practically certain
that there is not and cannot he any
unanimity of sentiment in that body as
to the plan for Georgia to enter the
school book publishing business. Tes¬
timony so far brought out make it al¬
most certain that the overwhelming
sentiment of the commission, as now
composed, will he in opposition to the
state going into the publishing busi¬
ness. Representative McCrory, author
of the resolution and one of the most
persistent advocates of the state en¬
gaging in the undertaking of publish¬
ing its own school books, is certain to
remain firm in his original position in
this matter. He is not convinced that
the state will not make a very mate¬
rial saving in so doing, and all the tes¬
timony in opposition so far developed
lias not changed him a hair’s breadtii
in that opinion.
Famous Ante-Bellum Negro Dead.
in the, death at Roswell of William
Jackson, one of the oldest of ante¬
bellum negroes has passed away. Dad¬
dy Williams, as he was known by ev¬
ery one, was supposed to be at least
95 years old. As a slave lie was owned
by Major Bulloch, and was one of
the servants present at the marriage
of Miss Mittie Bulloch to Mr. Roose¬
velt, father of Col. Theodore Roose¬
velt. On the occasion of Colonel
Roosevelt’s visit to his mother’s home
a few years ago, Daddy William was
at Bulloch Hal! to see his "Miss Mit
lie’s boy.” He was a member of the
Roswell Presbyteria nchureh, of which
he was for mauy years sexton. In his
seat in the gallery of the quaint church
he was a familiar figure. His funeral
will be conducted by Rev. Ralph (’ar¬
son, the pastor of the church.
Carrying Weapon Sometimes Justified.
In the case of Harirs vs. the State,
from Laurens county, handed down,
the court of appeals held that there
are circumstances in which the carry¬
ing of a concealed weapon is justifia¬
ble, and that the law is not always to
be strictly construed. Harris had rea¬
son to believe that Ills home had been
invaded and its sanctity violated. He
accordingly procured a pistol and shot
the invader, who entered his home.
He was tried and convicted of carry¬
ing a concealed weapon. The court
holds that he was acting within liis
rights and that it would have been
too much to require him to have pro
cured a license from the ordinary be
fore proceeding to defend his home.
The case against him was according
ly, reversed.
Atlanta Women's Fight on Miss Nesbit
Homer George is chuckling gleeful
chuckles these mid-January days. The
reason? Sure, Mr. George is manager
of the Atlanta Theater, and that play¬
house has booked for February 26 and
27 Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, who is known
more or less in the newspaper prints.
Still that doesn’t supply sufficient
reason for Mr. George’s chuckles. Eve¬
lyn is billed to do some dancing, so
some good women here are up in arms
over the fact that she is to come to
Atlanta, and are airing their objec¬
tions in the local papers. Oh, no, that
won’t help pack and jam the Atlanta
Theater, Mr. George opines slyly be¬
hind his hand!
Commission Investigates Costs.
Four lines of inquiry will be made I
by the legislature textbook commission j
as Superintendent decided at a M. meeting L. Brittain’s held in office, State j j
They are as follows:
What a printing plant would cost j
the state; at what price Georgia can j
buy copyrights from authors; if copy
rigiits cannot be bought outright, at
what price can they the be leased; publisii how j
much it will cost state to
common school textbooks by contract
provided the state furnishes the texts.
Authors of a number of textbooks
were examined to find out what the
cost of the books were, and also what
royalties they received. They were
Lawton B. Evans, superintendent of
schools in Augusta; S. B, Sanford, pro¬
fessor at the state university, and G.
T. Hunnicutt of Atlanta.
MME. MERRi’S ADVICE
TWO SUGGESTIONS FOR QUIET
ENTERTAINMENT.
Chinese Social Is Something New in
the Way of Parties—"Mysterious
Menu” Never Seems to Fail
to Please.
Mrs. Herbert B. Linscott tells of this
very interesting Chinese affair which
1 am sure will help many to solve
what to do at your next money making
church social. She Bays:
Invitations should read as follows:
Come to the Chinese Tea Party
and help eat
Rice and Rats
Prepared and Served by Chinese Girte
at-Church
Monday Evening, January 4.
You can stimulate interest in the
heathen wonderfully by inviting them
to come, with all their bag and bag¬
gage, and pay your society a visit.
Have booths in the room representing
the countries in which the church is
doing missionary work. Let the at¬
tendants be costumed like the natives,
and all the appointments of the booths
suggest the life of the countries rep¬
resented. When curiosity is thus
piqued, information about these mis¬
sion lands may be circulated by the
help of questions on cards to be passed
around. Write the questions in black
ink, and underneath, in red ink, the
answer to one of the other questions.
The committee should try to make
this evening as attractive as possible,
and if it can be arranged all the mem¬
bers should appear in Chinese cos¬
tume. in the center of the church
room, fit up a booth, covered with a
large Chinese umbrella, and around it
place email tables on which to serve
refreshments. This can be made to
look like a Chinese garden. Rice and
rats can be served as follows: Boil
rice until rather stiff and turn it into
cups to cool. After ready to serve
turn upside down in dishfih and serve
each dish with a candy rat on top. The
rice should be served with cream and
sugar. Also have tea and wafers. A
small fee can be charged for refresh¬
ments to go to missionary purpose®.
Of course no one but the committee
should know what the "rice and rata”
is to be, as it would spoil the fun. A
nice idea would be to give chopsticks
as souvenirs.
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A Mysterious Menu.
There is really nothing new about
having a "Cafe Mystere” as a drawing
card for a church supper, hut it never
fails to please. A set sum inay be
charged for each article "a la carte,”
or a fixed amount charged for the sup¬
per; this to be decided by the commit¬
tees In charge. Other articles may
he substituted for the ones mentioned
on the list.
1. A survivor of the flood (Ham).
2. Woman of grit (sandwich).
3. Cattle in a railroad disaster (dried
beef).
4. impertinence (apple "sass”).
5. Spring’s offering (water).
6. For old maids and bachelors
(pickles).
7. Tabby's party (cat sup).
8. Boston’s overthrow (tea).
9. What all people need (bread and
butter).
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COMBINATION VASE
;
Made of glass with glass arms and
four little glass baskets suspended
this is au attractive receptacle for
flowers and bonbons or long and short
stems combined.
Subtlety of Shoes.
The question of footwear is ever a
fascinating one; no one ever thinks
of ordering a new pair of shoes with¬
out seriously considering the toilette
they are to complete, and so engaging
is the appearance of the latest models
that it is easy to conceive the possi¬
bility of ordering a gown to match the
shoes if necessary.
The newest are the “cothurne” slip¬
pers. They in no way differ from
the open shoes, except for two little
slides in each side, through which
run soft silk ribbons that cross over
the instep and lace up to about the
height of an ordinary boot. The co¬
thurne is delightfully comfortable, for
it holds the slipper firmly.
10. New England bralue (baked
beans).
11. Young man’s sweetheart
(honey).
12. An unruly member (tongue).
13. Sahara (dessert).
14. Tree cake (coeoanut cake).
15. Love's symbol (doughnuts).
16. What I do when I tnash my fin¬
ger (ice cream).
17. A mass of types (pie).
MME. MERR1.
BOTH USEFUL AND PRETTY
Standing Workbag That Costs Little
to Make in Any Size That May
Be Desired.
This is a most useful and delightful
little workbag, which would make a
capital present. It takes next to no
time to make. You will need % of a
yard of silk or satin, 18 inches wide,
and the same amount of white wash
silk to line it, two yards of fine cord
(for the drawstrings), and % of a
yard of 2 Vi-inch-wide brightly-flowered
ribbon, the ground of which should
match the color of the bag; also a
piece of cardboard from which a dou¬
ble circle, 2% inches in diameter, can
be cut. An extra scrap of silk will be
needed to cover this.
For a really useful bag, black glaced
silk and a black ribbon, adorned with
vivid silk flowers, are nice.
For an evening bag, white satin,
with a pink ribbon.
A glance at the diagram shows ex¬
actly how the bag is made. A head¬
ing and slot are made at the top of
the silk, and a heading only, run with
a stout double thread, and left ready
to be drawn up, at the bottom.
The strip of flowered ribbon is
stitched on a quarter of an inch from
the edge, top and bottom, and drawn
up to the width of the silk and fast¬
ened iightiy to it.
The lining Is next tacked Into place,
and the sides of the hag are run to¬
gether. The covered circles of card
which form the bottom of the bag are
next slipstitched into place, the silk
being drawn up to fit round the edges
of them, and when double drawstrings
have been run through the top slot
the bag is ready. The same idea can
he carried out in a larger or smaller
size.
LATEST IN BRIDAL FINERY
Pedigree Wedding Veil Has Been Ta
ken Up, and Is Really
Charming.
The bridal fad of the day is a pedi
gree wedding veil, unadorned with
orange blossoms.
The veil is a piece of lace as rare
and as old as the bride can afford.
Even if the veil itself is of tulle, the
cap that supports It is of old lace.
Such caps cost often as much as $50,
and one that costs a hundred dollars
Is not very unusual. They are made
of old lace, bought from time to time
by a lace dealer from old families,
sometimes in Europe, sometimes in
America, who find themselves more
in need of money than their priceless
collections of lace.
The bits of lace, which are often in
the shape of barb head or neck pieces
worn by the fine ladies of years ago,
are manipulated Into very up-to-date
little caps by the clever lace workers,
The newest shape Is probably the peas
ant’s cap, with wired tabs that flare
out from the snug-fitting little crown,
These caps are ornate enough In
themselves without the addition of
orange blossoms, and so they are gen¬
erally worn without the addition of
the time-honored bridal flow-er. If the
bride desires to have a few orange
blossoms about her she can use them
for corsage flowers, as some of the
fashionable brides of the last few
weeks have done.
Pert Midseason Hats.
Both of black velvet, these, one with
a white sea gull perched at the front,
the other trimmed in a veritable tree
of the now rare heron aigrettes.
DIDN’T HAVE TO ADOPT IT
Old Gentleman Merely Offered Hint to
Clerk of the Meteorological
Department.
He entered the meteorological of¬
fice and said in his jerky way:
“This ’ere’s where you give out
weather predictions, ain't it?”
The clerk nodded.
“Well,” continued the old man, “I
thought as how I would come up and
give you some useful tips."
"Yes?” replied the clerk, politely.
"Fve watched very carefully, an’ I
find that ye ain't always right.”
“No; we sometimes make mis¬
takes.”
“Course you do. We all do some¬
times. Now, I was thinkin’ as how a
line that used to be on the auction
handbills down in our county might
do fust rate on your weather predic¬
tions and save you a lot of explain¬
in’.”
“What was the line?”
“‘Wind an’ weather permittin’.'”
He went down without waiting to
say goodby.
Historic Tree Cut Down.
The old “Court” tree on Kingsbor
ough hill, in the center of the Isle of
Sheppey, has been cut down. For
hundreds of years courts were held
under the tree verey Whit Monday,
only being discontinued In 1856, when
the King’s ferry waB replaced by a
bridge. From time Immemorial the
“annual general court and law day In
the king's name” was held before the
steward of Kingsborougli, and the
homage was there sworn for the
choice of the constable, who held ju¬
risdiction over the Island of Sheppey.
The election of ferry warden and fer¬
ryman took place under the old tree,
and matters relating to the ferry be¬
tween Sheppey and the mainland were
here discussed. It Is believed that
courts were held at the very spot on
Kingsborougli hill from the earliest
Saxon times.—London Mail.
Death’s Sudden Visitation.
An English minister named Butler
is said to have witnessed the follow¬
ing: “In the town of Everdon ten
harvesters had sought refuge under a
hedge during a storm. Lightning
struck and killed four, who. were left
as petrified. One was found holding
In his finger the snuff which he was
about to take. Another had a little
I dead dog on his knees and had one
I hand on the animals head, while hold¬
ing in tlie other hand some bread with
which he had been feeding it. A third
was sitting with his eyes open and
his head turned toward the storm.”
English Prudence.
Mrs. Briggs—So there's not going to
be a postal strike, after all, Mrs. John¬
son.
Mrs. Johnson (remembering the coal
strike)—Well, you never can tell but
what it may come at any moment: so
i shall lay in a good stock of stamps
now.—Punch.
The world is full of vain regrets.
Many a chicken wishes it had been
hard boiled before it had been horn.
The only married man who ever
lived up to his wife’s Ideal died the
day after the wedding.
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