SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14.
To Request Council to Fix Near-Beer
License at SSOO, Restrict Number to
50 and Allow No Liquor to Be Sold
Meeting of Citizens at Cotton
Exchange at Which Widely
Divergent Views Were Ex
pressed at First
HOWEVER, IN END, ONLY
TWO DISSENTED FROM
RESOLUTION
Civil Service Commission Mem
bers Stated Law Would Be
Enforced if Council So Direct
ed---Some of Those Present
Wanted Only SSO License for
1915, Putting Near-Beer on
Parity With Other Soft Drinks
At a meeting of a large number of
citizens at the Cotton Exchange Fri
day night a resolution wau passed re
questing city council to fix the near
beer license at SSOO, with the under
standing that no saloon sell whiskey,
restrict the number of saloons to 50,
and have a restricted territory. It was
also resolved to ask city council not
to license anyone who has heretofore
been guilty of violating police regu
lations or who could be considertd for
any reason unfit to hold such a li
cense and for council to ask the civil
service commission to enforce the law.
This resolution was passed with only
tw'o dissenting votes, Messrs. E. A.
Pendleton and Samuel H. Myers voting'
nay.
The resolution, with a petition signed
by a number of prominent Augusta
ladies, representing the Woman's club,
W. C. T. U., Philathea Union, Parent-
Teacher Association, and others, en
dorsing the movement to stbp the sale
of whiskey, will be presented to city
council by a committee of twelve to
be appointed by the chairman of the
meeting last night, Mr. Tracy I. Hick
man. It Is expected that there will
be a meeting of council within the
next week or ten days to take up the
license question for next year.
The meeting last night was called
by a committee of five appointed at
a previous meeting of fifteen or twen
ty gentlemen on Monday night last.
Invitations were addressed to 150 Au
gustans. There seemed to be some
misunderstanding on the part of some
citizens, who thought the meeting was
to be a pubi c one and a considerable
number went without invitations.
Names of Those Present Secured.
The names of all persons present
were taken down by the secretaries
of the meeting. After the overwhelm
ing vote on the resolution to fix the
license at SSOO and sell no whiskey,
Mr. Frank A. White secured the at
tention of the chair and asked that
a resolution be passed permitting any
%ne who had come to the meeting un
der a misapprehension of any kind ro
have his name stricken from the role.
There was no one who asked for his
name to be stricken and each person
in, the assemblage, by his silence, gave
his consent to be placed on record a 9
favoring the SSOO license with no whis
key and only 50 saloons.
The question of enforcing the law
was brought up and Mr. T. W. Loy
less said that it wasn’t necessary for
juries to convict for the sale of whis
key to be stopped. He said that if
council instructed the civil service
commission to enforce the law it yvould
be enforced and the violation of a
saloon keeper's agreement with the
City not to sell liquor should mean
the forfeiture of his license and no
license should bo issued to the same
locality any more for a year, so as to
prevent the saloon keeper from trans
ferring the license to his clerk, his
uncle, cousin or any other person.
Mr. Loyless called on Mr. Warren
Walker, a member of the civil service
board, and he stated that if council
instructed the commission to enforce
the law It would be enforced.
Mr. E. A. Pendleton, another mem
ber of the commission, stated that
while he was opposed to the measure,
believing that there should be a very
high license or a merely nominal one,
with the understanding that no liquor
be sold, still, If council directed the
civil service commission to enforce the
law, it would be enforced.
Prior to the vote on the resolution
which was eventually passed by such
an overwhelming majority, there was
considerable talk by various gentle
men as to the best method to pur
sue with regard to the whiskey prob
lem. Able talks were made by Major
J. C. C. Black, Mr. W. H. Barrett, Dr.
R. I». Henry, Mr. C. E. Dunbar, Mr.
S. Myers and others
Mr T. I Hickman was chosen chair
man when the meeting convened at
8:15 o’clock Newspaper men pres
ent were requested to act as secre
taries.
Mr. Barrett’s Talk.
Mr. Wm. H. Barrett then addressed
the meeting. He said that a great
many Augusta citizens had felt that
things were not as they should be In
Augusta: that the law was being open
ly and flagrantly violated and that he,
with a great many others, favored a
change. He said that a previous meet
ing of fifteen to twenty citizens, held
on Monday night last, determined up
on a larger meeting so that many oth
er gentlemen could come and express
their views. Mr. Barrett said that
those Invited to both meetings were
sent Invitations, when those sending
them had not. in most cases, any Idea
ns to how they stood on the question.
He said that what was wanted was
free and frank discussion on a prob
lem which is facing Augusta, so that
Augusta men may make some recom
mendations to city council as to what
should be done for next year. Mr.
Barrett said that the committee that
had called the meeting for Friday night
wanted every gentleman present to be
perfectly frank and candid In giving
his views.
." T. Barrett then read the following
resolution, which almost Immediately
received a second from Mr. A. B.
Saxon:
"Whereas, the present unrestricted
sale of intoxicants in the Cltv of Au
gusta In open violation of the state
law Is damaging to the reputation of
our city and hurtful to the moral life
)of our people, we respectfullv and
earnestly urge our city council:
•'First—To reduce the number of
licenses Issued to near-beer saloons
to not more than fifty, restricting the'r
pla p e of sale to such territory as will
furnish easv surveillance hy the po
lice. And that such license be issued
to no -one who heretofore has been
guilty of violating the police regula
tions or whose place of business, eith
er by reason of location or otherwise,
could be considered unfit.
“Second—That the license be placed
at five hundred ($500) dollars, thereb?
eliminating the implied permission
which the present thousand-doliar li
cense is claimed to give to conduct an
illegal business. And that the civil
service commission be instructed to
see that the sale of whiskey and like
intoxicants is absolutely prevented."
Major Black.
Mr. J. P. Doughty suggested that
Major J. C. C. Black be heard from.
Major Black stated that he hadn’t ex
pected to make a talk, but he had de
cided views on the question. He said
that he did not think that the Georgia
law allowing people to sell near-beer
gave them any right to sell beer; that
the high license of even SI,OOO gave
no saloon keeper the implied right to
violate the law whether by selling beef
in violation of the statutes or whiskey
itself. The major said that he was
opposed to the selling of any article
which was in Violation of law because
to violate laws with flagrancy is an
encouragement to chaos and anarchy.
Major Black’s position seemed to be
that the saloons should be confined
strictly to selling near-beer in the
strict sense of the word and that nj
beer that contained more alcohol than
allowed by the law of Georgia be coun
tenanced.
On the suggestion of Mr. D. Twiggs
Roughton, Dr. R. L. Henry was called
on for an address. Dr. Henry has
been conspicuous in Augusta in the
law enforcement movement for the
past six years. He said that he want
ed the city to make an honest effort
to enforce the law; that heretofore
the city has not really tried very hard,
but he wanted a fair trial this time
and see what can be accomplished. Dr.
Henry spoke of the evils of the liquor
traffic, of how drinking it affected the
individual, etc. His address was very
able.
Mr. Myers’ Amendment.
Mr. Samuel H. Myers, former coun
cilman from the sixth ward, moved
to amend Mr. Barrett’s resolution by
having the license fixed at SSO. He
said that if the law should be en
forced to the letter why should a sa
loon keeper who obeys the law be
penalized any more than a man in any
other business? If the soda fountains
pay SSO per year to sell soft drinks,
Mr. Myers Said he thought the saloon
keeper should pay no more, because
selling real near-beer was no more
a violation of law than to sell ginger
ale. Mr. Myers said that to reduce
the license from SI,OOO to SSOO would
not mean that any more men would
be convicted for violating the law;
that the implied right to sell whis
key would go with the SSOO license
as well as the SI,OOO license. He said
that no saloon man would pay a SSOO
license to sell nothing but near-beer
and he urged that council be asked
either to fix the license very high or
put It down to SSO and then really
enforce the law.
Second Myers’ Amendment.
In seconding Mr. Myers’ amendment,
Mr. Chas. E. Whitney said that he, too
thought no high license should be
charged people if they were to comply
with the letter and spirit of the law.
Councilman Harry H. Jones, who
was Instrumental in having the li
cense increased to SI,OOO for this year,
stated that he favored either a high
license with strict regulations, a re
stricted district, etc., and a restricted
number or a license of S2OO if only
near-beer was to be sold.
‘‘But we should get some assurance
of co-operation from the civil service
commission, the judges and solicitors,”
said Mr. Jones, "else all we do will be
to no avail, and I suggest that a com
mittee be appointed to confer with
these officials.”
Mr. Jones stated in the meeting of
council Monday night last that he was
in favor of a license of only S2OO if no
liquor was to be sold, otherwise he
wanted the license to be SI,OOO.
Mr. H. H. Stafford asked Mr. Myers
why restrict the number to 50 and
have a restricted district if the law
is to be enforced and he also asked
what about the SIOO,OOO, or a sum in
that neighborhood, that the city is now
getting from the saloon men?
Mr. Myers answered that with a SSO
license he would let as many sell near
beer as desired and would have no
restricted district.
Mr. J. P. Doughty, at this juncture,
stated that he thought the question of
the city’s finances should not enter
into the discussion at all. Mr. Myers
also thought that the question of reve
nue should not come Into the discus
sion.
Mr. C. E. Dunbar.
Mr. C. E. Dunbar, former member
of the Georgia legislature, next spoko
on the question. He said that had not
Mr. Myers offered his amendmet he
would have had nothing to say, but ha
felt like speaking to the amendment.
"If you do not pass Mr. Myers’
amendment,” he said, "then you are
going to pass the resolution by Mr.
Barrett, which will mean that the city
will be deprived of half as much reve
nue as it Is now receiving and there
will be no better enforcement of law
than now. I am telling you the plain
facts about the case. I was In tho
legislature when the prohibition bill
was passed and I voted against it be
cause I did not believe it would be
enforced.
"The real truth about the prohibi
tion law is that the legislature passed
it and then turned around and saw
the state would be mlnuH a large por
tion of Its Income. It then said that
In big cities like Atlanta, Savannah
and Augusta the law would be violated
anyway, so It passed the near-beer
measure to get the revenue. The law
Isn't going to be observed any more
with a SSOO license than with a SI,OOO
and six years ago I foresaw Just suen
a situation as exists In Augusta to
day. If you pass the resolution to
reduce to SSOO you will cut down the
city's revenue and accomplish noth
ing. As I stated, if you do not pass
Mr. Myers’ amendment you will pass
that resolution, which will not help
matters ’n the slightest and will sim
ply Curtail the city’s revenue."
Mr. Chas. E. Whitney, who had sec
onded the Meyers' amendment, stated
that he ban ratner have his taxes
doubled tl an to license lawlessness.
Mr. T. I. Hickman.
Mr. Hickman, the chairman, then
made his views known, saying that
he was not a prohibitionist, but was
in favor of the enforcement of law:
that while he was president of the
Associated Charities the evils of whis
key in Augusta had come under his
notice and while the meeting was not
considering that phase of the matter,
still he felt like expressing himself on
the evils of whiskey. He said Au
gusta. In allowing the continued sale
of whiskey, was sf.wlnr the wind and
would reap the whirlwind.
On the suggestion of Mr. A. W. An
Tyrus Cobb Enjoying His Winter Vacation in Augusta
DURING THE WINTER MONTHS.
These photographs were taken recently at Ty Cobb’s home in Augusta, Georgia. They show- how the
king of baseball players fortifies himself during the winter months for his summer’s work on the diamond.
His little son, Tyrus Cobb,, Jr., is his greatest pal and accompanies him on many roving expeditions in
the woods.. He is teaching the little fellow to play ball and expects to produce a star in half a dozen years
more.
Tyrus is also fond of shooting, golf and nutomoblllng. There are several beautiful links in the neigh
borhood of his residence. The roads are good and Cobb and his family are often to he seen out for a
ride.
Cobb is especially fond of his two bird dogs, which he has taught himself.
derson, Mr. T. W. Loyless spoke. He
said that juries were not needed to
stop the law violations in Augusta
and that the law could be enforced with
a SSOO lincense Just as well as with a
SSO license. He said the Civil Ser
vice Commission had stopped another
evil in Augusta —referring to gamb
ling, probably—and that if council
gave it the authority it would stop
the sale of liquor.
Dr. Ashby Jones said the liquor men
would like just such a plan as Mr.
Myers had suggested. He said ho
would run out all of the beer saloons,
as well as the whiskey if he could,
but he thought that the resolution by
Mr. Barrett, while not an ideal one,
was a long step in the right direction
and would improve conditions won
derfully.
Mr. P. E. Pearce moved that city
council be demanded, not requested, to
instruct the Civil Service Commission
to enforce the law.
Mr. Frank A. White thought the
resolution of Mr. Barrett reflected on
the courts and that it should be fram
ed differently.
Then came the vote on the Pearce
and Myers amendments which were
lost and then the original resolution.
The latter carried with only two dis
senting.
The following is a copy of the peti
tion which the ladies presented to the
meeting:
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: We,
the undersigned, representing the wo
men taxpayers and members of the
leading women’s organisations of this
city, do hereby pray that this repre
sentative body of citizens uphold the
prohibition laws of our city and state.
Can any other course add to the pres
tige, the dignity and the moral stand
ing of our city? Can we conscien
tiously teach or expect our boys to
respect the majesty of the law when it
is so flagrantly ignored and violated?
Shall we accept a bribe in the shape
of high license for the violation of
what it is our duty and privilege as
citizens to uphold and respect? In
the name of the undersigned organiza
tions, in the name of the women tax
payers of Augusta and in the name of
the mothers of men we ask that the
city ordinances and state laws deal
ing with this question be upheld by
the citizens of Augusta.
"MARTHA BROWN BENTON,
“President Augusta Woman’s Club,
“MRS. A. M. VERDERY,
"President W. C. T. U. of Augusta,
"MRS. G. D. ETTA,
"President Woodlawn Union,
"MRS. LOUIS C. GERCKB,
"President Augusta Phllathea Union,
"ANNIE TAYLOR BURUM,
"Regent Augusta Chapter, D. A. R„
"L. BIOOAR TALBOTT,
"Public Nurses' Association,
“MRS. H. B. OWENS,
"President Parent-Teachers' Ass'n,
"MRS. A. H BRENNER,
"President Tenth District Georgia
Federation of Woman's Clubs."
Thota Present.
The following were present:
Messrs. J. P. Doughty, R. L. Henry,
Rev. Howard T Cree, Maj. J. C. C.
Black, Warren Walker, H. C. Martin,
W. B. Reigier, John D. Edwards, L. 8.
Arrington, S. A. Fortson, E. A. Pen
dleton, Samuel H. Myers, T. W Loy
less, James Tobin, A. W. Anderson,
Archibald Biackshear, T. J. Hamilton,
Rev. M. Ashby Jones, N. L. Willet,
John P. Dill, C. D. Johnson, John Gal
lagher, J. H. Lee, T. D. Murphy, Earl
Braswell, L. B. Lee, J. T. Bothwell, p.
T. Roughton, J. M. Hull, Jr., G. A.
Traylor, George R. Stearns, G. W.
Hammed, Berry Benson, W. S. Can
non, W. G. Jester, E. P. Hoke, 1,. B.
Herring, G. E. Dunbar, Audley Hill, A.
H. McCarrdl, F. A. Buchannon, W. J.
Brenner, M. ,T. McCarty. C. Fleming,
H H. Stafford, P V, Hollingsworth,
A. B. Saxon, P. E. Pearce. Jno Phinlzy,
E. G. Kalbflelsch, J. G. Balding, W. S.
Burton, Rev. J. R. Sevier, E. A Lamar,
E. C. Pearce, E. C, Martin, Walter
Martin, J. R. Lybrand, T. M. Verdery,
fHE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, 3A.
J. Walke, F. A. White, I. E. Cotter, G.
W. Reab, 11. H. Jones, Chas. Sancken,
J. E. Clyatt, Ij. Harrison, T. P. Calla
ghcr, J. D. Thomas, Robert Kerr, Je
rome Kerr, W. M. Wilkinson, A. H.
Frazier, William H. Barrett, T. I.
Hickman, J. P. Doughty, Jr„ Paul
Neimeyer, Joseph Eve, Frank Cal
houn, C. E. Whitney, R. H. Brown,
Robert L. Dressel, A. H. Merry, T. B.
Passmore, Rev. S. P. Wiggins and Mr.
Oellerlch.
The original meeting in the Interest
of law enforcement at which it was
decided to call the meeting last night
was held on Monday night last in
the study of the First Baptist Church.
Those present at the first meeting
were: Messrs. W. H. Barrett, J. P.
Doughty, Sr., W. H. Doughty, A. W.
Anderson, Wi rren Walker, E. A. Pen
dleton, J. M. Hull, Jr., Lansing B. Dee,
John Phinizy, Archibald Blackshear,
T W. Doyless, A. H. Merry, H. H.
Alexander, Howard T. Cree and M.
Ashby Jones. All of the gentlemen
present favored the action of the
meeting last night In fixing the license
at |f>oo and restricting the number of
saloons to 60, with the understanding
that no liquor be sold, except Messrs.
Pendleton and Alexander.
Mr. 11. H. Alexander stated at this
meeting that he was opposed to the
state selling a near-beer, near-whis
key and near-gin license for SSOO,
when there are no such articles, and
then prosecuting the holders of such
licenses for selling the very goods—
implied, if not expressed in the law.
He Bald that the plan now to allow the
sale of genuine beer Is a compromise
with the law.
"It Is just as much against the
Georgia law to sell genuine heer with
a SSOO license as it is to sell whiskey
at $1,000,” said Mr. Alexander.
“ETHEL HAS A STEADY”
AND OTHER FEATURE
PLAYS AT MODJESKA
Another one of tho famous Bill se-
Hen Is bring shown at tho Modjeska
today. This story hinges on Bill's
fatal love letter. The followlriK epi
sode explains the laughable skit:
Mr. Hadley receives an early call
from his fiancee and It Is arranged that
she shall come back and have luncheon
with him. Bill this morning, while
delivering a message at another of
fice, is smitten with the pretty ste
nographer and on hts return begins to
write to her, written In the most en
dearing terms, on the typewriter. Be
fore he hss finished lie is sent, on an
other errund, leaving Ms letter In the
machine. Ethel has planned to take
luncheon with her steady but being
very busy Is unable to meet him at
the time set. The steady comes to
the office to find out what Is the mat
ter, seeing Bill’s letter In the msrhlne
he decides that this Is the reneon Ethel
did not meet him. A few minutes later
Mr. Hadley's fiancee returns--also dis
covers the letter Hhe bears sobs from
the office, »nd while they Issue Torth
from an unhappy wife trying for a
dlvoree, of course the young lady does
not know this and thinks the worst.
At last when the letter reaches the
"Intended" It falls Into the hands of
her sweetheart, who promises that a
recurrence of the act will be painful
to Bill. The luckless office boy bus
to explain all sround, until at last all
are satisfied. But Bill makes up his
mind that he had better Journey
through life In single blessedness.
"Martin Chugglewtt,” a Biograph
feature In two parta, and “The Mill
of the Gods," a Domino play In two
parts, are also good and Interesting
subjects scheduled for today.
The prices are right at the Modjeskn.
Open from 10:110 In the morning until
the snme time at night. Come take
a comfortable seat and enjoy the pic
tures.
MEDICAL SOCIETY
ELECTS OFFICERS
Dr. R. V. Lamar Elected
President to Succeed Dr. J.
M. Hull.
The Richmond County Medical So
ciety held its annual meeting Friday
night, at which officers for the year 1015
were elected.
Dr. R. V. T.amar, professor of path
ology nt the University Medical College
was made president to succeed l)r. J. M.
Hull who hae hold the chair f<tr the
past two terms. Dr. Hull’s term of of
fice stands out as the most successful
and prosperous In the history of the
society. Under tils leadership the In
stitution lihs made enormous progress,
both In membership mid In genernl use*
fulness,and has become tin organization
In which the doctors of the county take
great interest and pride.
Dr. Lamar, the new president, is an
Augustan by birth, having returned to
his native city two years ago when call
ed to the chair of pathology.
Dr. Anbury Hull was oloeted vloe
presldent, Dr. J. C. Wright, secretary
and treasurer, snd Dr. C. I. Itryaris was
elected to the board of censors to suc
ceed Dr. E. E. Murphy whose term ex
pires.
One of the excellent Dutch suppers for
which the society Ih noted brought to
a pleasant close what was one of the
most HHtlsfactovy of meetings.
SBO,OOO HOTEL SOON TO
BE COMPLETED IN AIKEN
New Highland Park Hotel,
Which Was Burned 17 Years
Ago, Be Opened January Ist.
Aiken, S. C. —The new Highland
Hotel, erected at a cost of upwards of
SRO,OOO, all local capital, on tho site
of the old Highland Park, which was
destroyed by fire some 17 years ago,
Is now nonrlng completion. The fin
ishing touches are being added. The
handaomo new tourist hotel will bo
opened on New Tear's Day for the re
ception of guests.
The new hotel will accommodate
12f> guests. J. I''. Champlin, a hotel
manager of wide experience, who will
be In charge of the hostelry. Is al
ready In Aiken. Many of tho rooms
have been taken for tho winter sea
son.
The new Highland Park Is of Span
ish architecture and Is a handsome
building Ideally located. Aiken has
felt the need of a tourist hotel keenly
since the Park-ln-the-Pines was
bruned two years ago.
The Highland Park golf links adjoin
the hotel grounds and the surround
ing pine woods are dotted with pretty
bungalows.
PREST’S COLORADO STRIKE
COMMISSION MET TODAY
Washington.—Members of Presi
dent Wilson's new Colorado strike
commission were here today formally
to organize, with .Seth Dow, of New
York, as chairman. Other members
are Patrick Olhlsy and O. W. Mills,
of Pennsylvania. The commission
was appointed before settlement, of
the strike of the Colorado coal miners
to art In event of any future dispute.
Pending further developments.
President Wilson will not order the
withdrawal of federal troops from the
Colorado strike zone. Governor Am
mons declined to accept responsibility
I by asking that all the troops be with-
I drawn.
SOME J NUSUfIL
BARGAINS
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THIS EVENING
AND TONIGHT
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$2.00 Comforts, all at . , $1.50
$2.50 Comforts, all at $1.95
$3.00 Comforts, all at $2.50
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$4.00 Comforts, all at $3.50
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$5.00 Blankets, all at $3.98
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