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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15.
Committee Explains Origin arid the
Purpose Law Enforcement Movement
Addre&« to the People of Augusta by Committee. Present
ing Resolutions at Cotton Exchange to People of the Entire
\ City.
The following is an address to the
people ot Augusta by the committee
of citizens on law enforcement:
TO THE CITIZENS OF AUGUSTA:
At the meeting of the city council
held Monday afternoon, for the pur
pose of fixing licenses for the near
beer saloons, the undersigned com
mittee, representing the meeting of
citizens held at the cotton exchange
in the interest of better law enforce
ment in the city of Augusta, request
ed the council to postpone action on
this question until Friday night of
this week. This was done in order
that the people of Augusta may have
the opportunity' to register their opin
ion.
The meeting at the cotton exchange
adopted the following resolutions:
“Whereas, the present unrestricted
sale of intoxicants in the city 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 peole, we respectfully and earn
estly urge our city council:
"First, to reduce the number of li
censes issued to near-beer saloons to
not more than fifty, restricting their
place of sale to such territory as will
furnish easy surveillance by 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 either
by reason of location or otherwise,
could be considered unfit. »
“Second, that the license be placed
at five hundred ($500) dollars, thereby
eliminating the implied permission,
which the present thousand-dollar li
cence is claimed to give to conduct an
illagal business. And that the civil
service commission be instructed to
see that the sale of whiskey and like
intoxicants is absolutely prevented.”
Since these resolutions represent
the only formulated petition to coun
cil on this subject claiming the pub
lic’s support, it is only fair that the
authors should give to the public a
simple history of the movement they
represent.
About ten days ago three citizens
met together for the purpose of dis
covering some method by which the
city of Augusta might be delivered
from the intolerable condition of fla
grant violation of the prohibition law.
They decided to invite twenty citizens,
representing different phases of opin
ion and varied interests in the city.
Seventeen of these gentlemen re
sponded to the call without knowing
before hand even the subject to be
discussed. When the question was put
before them it was discussed in two
divisions, first, what is desirable, and,
second, what is practicable. For four
hours fhese men, representing every
phase of opinion on this subject, earn
estly sought for the best solution. In
the final decision each yielded some
thing of his own personal ideal, and,
with the exception of two, voted for
the above resolutions.
Still seeking for a wider expression
of public opinion, this group of men
sought to select 150 names which
would represent, in some way, every
interest of the city.
These men were invited to the cot
ton exchange, not as a mass meet
ing to forward any particular view,
but the number was limited in order
that there might be a free forum dis
cussion.
The resolutions proposed were in
tended simply as the contribution of
the thought of the smaller group, for
itiscussion and amendment by the lar
ger meeting.
Again there was the expression of
the most divergent views. But this
meeting also was characterized by an
earnest desire to unite upon soml
practicable plan. Once again indi
vidual views, as to the best methods,
sacrificed to the larger purpose
of obtaining the best results possible
These resolutions were again adopted
with only three dissenting votes.
These resolutions are now presented
to the larger citizenship of Augusta
for approval or disapproval. Our ap
peal is now to the individual.
Before you decide whether to sign
or not to sign, consider the signifi
cant fact that thus far this is the only
plan for the betterment of conditions
on which any considerable number of
citizens h'.ve united. That it would
be impossible to adopt the individual
ideas of every man is readily ap
parent.
The question is not whether these
resolutions express all that you want,
but do you want all that they ex
press? Requests for about 100 li
censes are now pending before coun
cil at a cost of SI,OOO each. It is dis
tinctly understood, as claimed by the
holders of these licenses and as in
terpreted by jurors of the city, that
tihs amount would purchase from the
city of Augusta the privilege to sell
all forms of intoxicating liquors which
the applicants may choose or invent.
Now in opposition, these resolutions
nii; that the number of licenses shall
br limited to one-half; that the places
of sale shall be so restricted as to
put them under the direct eye of
authority. They also demand that the
license shall be reduced to the sum of
SSOO. But we further request that the
privilege of selling whiskey and its
vicious family of intoxicants shall be
absolutely stopped. In lieu of the old
arrangement, which permitted the vio
lation of the law in consideration of
the payment of SI,OOO, we now insist
upon the payment of SSOO as a bond
to insure obedience to the law.
The question naturally arises, if
council adopts the petition will its
provisions be enforced. We already
have the public promise of a majority
of the civil service commission (and
we have no doubt of the willingness
of the other two to make the same
statement), that should council in
struct them in accord with these res
olutions, they can and will see that,
their provisions are carried out.
Will council comply with the re
quest? We feel assured that it de
pends entirly upon the dtiMM of Au
gusta. Your councilman rightly rep
resent the will of the people, but in
order that they may know what
that will is, it must be so expressed
that they will understand it. To this
end these petitions are being placed at
locations in the city convenient for
the signatures of all citizens. As is
ever the case, in matters of public
Importance, the responsibility comes
h< r v » to the individual citizen.
For the benefit of those who may
not be able to sign the petition in
person, the committee appends here
with* a form which will answer the
same purpose, as securing an expres
sion on the vital matter.
I hereby desire to express my
approval of the petition as pass
ed at cotton exchange meeting Fri
day last and ask that my name
be appended to the petition to be
presented to council in connec
tion with the granting of near
beer saloon licenses for 1915.
Signed
Address
The committee urgently requests, on
account of the pressure of time
council having decided to take final
action on the license question next
Friday evening at 8 o’clock, that as
many as may desire to assist in this
earnest effort for law enforcement In
Augusta will sign the attached in
dorsement and mail or hand same to
any member of this committee.
(Signed)
J. G FEUDING,
JOHN PHINIZY,
J. F. DOUGHTY,
W. H. BARRETT,
DR. R. L. HENRY,
M. ASHBY JONES,
THOMAS W T OYLESS,
ARCHIBALD BLACKSHEAR,
HOWARD T. CREE,
SAM A. FORTSON,
T. I. HICKMAN,
Committee.
DECIDE THE NEAB
BEER MATTER
FRIDAY
Committee of Gentlemen Ap
peared Before Council in In
terest of Law Enforcement
Campaign and Asked for
Additional Time.
City council had a special meeting
Monday afternoon to fix the business li
cense ordinance for 1915. All of the
licenses were passed on with the excep
tion of the near beer saloons and the li
cense on them will be determined at a
meeting Friday evening next at eight
o’clock.
Appearing before city council Monday
afternoon in the interest of the SSOO
license and a restriction of the number
of saloons in the city to 50. were a num
ber of gentlemen appointed by Chairman
T. 1. Hickman, of the Friday night
meeting at the Cotton Exchange. These
gentlemen were Messrs. Wm. H. Bar
rett, M. Ashby Jones, Howard T. Cree,
J. G. Belding, John Phinizy, T. I.
Hickman, S. A. Fortson and DV. R. L.
Henry. Soon after council convened,
on motion of Air. Martin of the sixth,
Maypr Hayne called on the gentlemen
to Address council, if they so desired.
Mr. Barrett made a short talk in which
be stated that members of council
doubtless knew of the meeting at the
Cotton Exchange and he said that the
committee believed that the resolution
passed at the exchange meeting, for no
liquor to be sold in Augusta and for the
license to be reduced to SSOO and the
number restricted to 50. would meet with
approval on the part of Augustans gen
erally.
However, we have had no time to as
certain the sentiment of the people as
yet,” said Mr. Barrett, “and a few of us,
leaVning that a meeting had been called
for 5 o'clock this afternoon, came here
to ask that council delay its action un
til some day later in the week, prefer
ably Thursday or Friday.”
Council, on motion of Mr. Jones, of
the first, seconded by Mr. Martin, of tile
sixth, extended the time for fixing the
neaV beer license to Friday night at 8
o'clock. Council was thanked, on be
half of the committee, by Mr. Barrett
and the members withdrew.
Mr. H. A. Woodward, of the fifth, then
asked unanimous consent to withdraw
his amendment to the license ordinance
to fix the license at $750 and with this
done the recommendation of the finance
committee for the license to be fixed at
SI,OOO came up for its second reading. It
will go to its third reading and be acted
on Friday night.
In the published list in The Herald of
the gentlemen present at the first meet
ing in the interest of law enforcement,
which was held at the First Baptist
church, the names of Dr. Whatley W.
Battey, Jr., and Mr. George W. Wright
were unintentionally omitted. These
gentlemen voted In favor of the resolu
tion which was subsequently adopted at
the Cotton Exchange on Friday night
last.
AN AUGUSTAN JOINS
THE ENGLISH ARMY
Postcard Received by Brother
of Mr. Frank W. Brooker
From Belfast Telling of En
listment.
A postcard was received in Augusta
this morning by a brother of Mr
Frank Brooker, stating that he has
Joined the British army. Mr. Brooker
is 25 years of age and was well-known
here and the announcement of his in
llstment is a surprise to many, who
had not the least idea of his inten
tion.
Mr. Brooker left Augusta the latter
part of lact summer for Washington,
D. C., where he shipped on an oil
cruisy- Since joining the oiler he has
touched Texas, Italy, London, Baris,
then leaving the cruiser he Journeyed
overland by rail to Liverpool, from
this port to Belfast. At the latter
point he probably decided that he had
had enough of civilian life, at least
for awhile, so Joined the army in the
defence of England.
Success is wished him by his friends
in all his movements, and that his
service will not be needed for long by
England, and a quick and prosperous
voyage home, to Augusta.
1 1 - ——
Outside the wind blows chill and the gray sky tells of snow;
Inside the wood fire crackles and the embers glow.
Outside the shivering toilers glean their wood from the street;
Inside their happied fellows b ask in the pleasant heat.
Kow thoturh the wind blows chill and the gray sky tells of snow
Speaking
... THE...
Public Mind
The City Council and the Mass Meeting.
To The Herald:
in regard to the liquor question, whlcfi
seeins to be the paramount issue of the
moment in this city, to discuss which it
has seemed to certain citizens necessuVy
to meet en masse that they might the
better manifest their powerful feelings
to the community, it would seem to an
interested bystander that the line of
propriety has been overstepped.
Since when lias the (lobulation of the
city of Augusta igijoyed the privilege of
tlie Initiative and Referendum? Would
it not be better to make the prohibition
question the issue of the next election,
than to essay to instruct and direct the
present city fathers, whom we have al
ready chosen to preside over us pre
sumably on the ground that they knew
better than we did?
We have nominated and elected the
city council by popular vote, officially
endowing them with the authority to
fix licenses and ‘a provide re/enues for
t) •; maintenance of the municipal gov
ernment. We have vested them with
the right U> make our laws and to de
termine lrfwfhat manner our laws shall
be enforced, and we have pledged our
selves to abide by the outcome of their
deliberations.
To my mind a moss meeting such as
was held on Friday night can have, and
can be Intended to have, but one re.sult
—granting that it could have a result at
all —namely, the Intimidation of the city
council. It is not likely that the popu
lar sentiment thrre expressed would en
lighten the city council on matters of
which it was not aware, merely point
ing out the path of wisdom. The city
councilman Is entirely familiar with con
ditions obtaining In the city, and has
considered the divers ways of wisdom
more minutely than the irate tax-payer.
Whatever path Is persued will be that
which the majority In council considers
wisest for the community, and, remem
ber. they know belter than we. If the
mass meeting has an effect at all, It will
be to make the city council act against
Its Judgment by a process of Intimida
tion.
The city fathers are In a better posi
tion than we to determine that this Is
a time to throw l(K» vacant stores on
the renting market in Augusta, and a
rxfrrespondlng number of families on the
pauper list; and to say that the finances
of the elty shall stand a reduction of
$56,00n In its Income. A CITIZEN.
WANT AUGUSTANS TO VOTE
ON THE LIQUOR QUESTION.
Augusta, Oa, Dec. 12th, 1914.
To The Herald.
If the able and honorable gentlemen
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA.
SEASONABLE WEATHER
who met at the Cotton Exchange wisli
to learn public sentiment, I hope they
will ask the mayor and council to
submit the liquor question to a vote
of the white people and require a real
secret ballot and a fair count.
MORE ABOUT FIREWORKS.
To The Herald.
In regards to the ordinance to pre
vent the firing of fireworks in the city
at Christmas time, allow me to fire
this one shot before the ordinance be
comes effective. Considering the fact
that our couneilmen were born grown
ups and were never boys, 1 will glvu
them some information that they
would have gained had they served
their apprenticeship in the infant class.
In the first place, if an officer was
placed on every corner of the city it
would not prevent them being fired,
but it will cause the boys to hunt
a secluded place in the rear of barns
and outhouses, etc., making It three
fold as dangerous as it would have
been had there been a restricted dis
trict and the use of fireworks allowed
in all but this district.
Are they going to shoot them? Well!
Are they shooting fire arms In Eu
rope? A GROWN-UP.
SERMON ON HOLY GHOST
AT ST. LUKE
Rev. .1. F. Roberts, pastor of fit. Luke
Methodist church, Is preaching a series
of sermons ut the midweek prayer serv
ice on the Holy ouuit. The second
of these senr>' .is wip be delivered on
next Wednesiuy evening at 7:45 o’clock.
These tnlk arc proving v«*y Interest
ing, Judglni from the large congregation
attend. You are cordially Invited to
attend them service. ,
ASBURy BARAGA “REDS”
GIVEN AN OYSTER SUPPER
Mr. G. M. Young Entertained
Class in Honor of Splendid
Work Put Up By Them.
Quit* 'in enjoyable event of last night
wjih an oyster supper given by Mr. Oeo.
M. young, at his borne, 1292*4 Broud
street, in honor of the "Rads" of the
Asbury Barara class, for the splendid
work they have been doing lately.
There were seviA’al short hut inter
esting talks made by the Rev. Dr. Cun
ningham of Jiron4way Methodist church,
and others. These young men have
pledged themselves to make this Christ
mas h happy one for ten families in
destitute < Ireumstanees, and nre doing
good work In other ways an well. There
were twenty-five young men jaesent last
night and all had quite an enjoyable
time.
After discussing several matters ot
importance, delightful refreshment* wsrs
served.
The spirit of coming Christmas should set our hearts
a-glow,
And make those who have home and hearthstone, roof and
shelter and meat,
Remember their sadder fellows who glean in the icy street,
John Milledge Parent-Teacher Club
May Soon Be Largest in the State
At Meeting Friday Officers for 1915 Elected and Attendance
Was Ninety Five —Best in Some Time. Silk United States
Flag Goes to Class Having the Greatest Number of Par
ents Present.
The Parent-Teacher Association of tin*
John Milledge school of tills city Is last
becoming the largest parent-teacher club
of any graded public school In the state
of Georgia. Past year when the sta
tistics were published it ranked third to
the largest in the statl.
As a means of increasing its member
ship, the John Milledge Parent-Teacher
Association sometime ago Initiated a
very unique and attractive method of
inducing more parents, also more teach
ers, to attend the meetings of the club.
The Plan.
The plan Is this: A handsome silk
United States flag has been purchased
and Remains on display in one class room
every month. The class room whose
teacher la present and whose pupils have
the greatest number of parents present
at the last regular meeting, keeps the
flag for one month. All of the teach
ers and the fathers and mothers of all
of the pupils of the John Milledge school
ftVe members of this school’s parent
teacher club.
At the regular meeting of the club at
the schoolhouse held In November there
COL. JOHN-T. WEST
RETURNS TO THOMSON
Able and Genial Attorney Says
Georgia Road Schedules Do
Not Suit Him.
Col. John T. Went has severed hIH
connection with the firm of On.llii.way,
Howard fc West because the schedules
on th«. Georgia railroad are ho ar
ranged an to make his trips to Augus
ta Inconvenient. The taking off of the
Ruck head, or Union J’olnt train, that
arrived in August* at II a. in. and
left at 4:45 p. rn., eauaed Mr Went to
have to relinquish bin Augusta con
iioetlonn and re j alri at Thomson. Mr.
Went has hundredH of friend* In An
gusta and they, at one time had hoped
that he would be lured nwav from
Thomson and make hlx home here, lie
xaya that hla uaHlclatlonx with Judge
Callaway and Mr. Howard have been
extremely pleasant and he regretx to
give up hlx connection with the part
nerxhlp.
The genial gentleman from McDuf-
were 75 parents and teachers present.
.VII xm Will! Collier’s flint grade pupils had
a greater numM' of parents present at
the meeting than any other class room
In the school and ax Mlxx Collier wax
present, the flax wax presented for dtx
play In Mlxx Collier's elans room. Then
arc a half dozens rooms devoted only to
first (fade pupils at John Milledge, caeh
under a separate teacher. All of the
grades, however, try for the flag.
I.axt Friday, at the December meeting
95 parents and teachers were present,
and the Hag tied f'X- by the pupils of
Mlxx Collier tfli'xi grade) and the pupils
of Mrs. M. 11. Hhawmake (kinder gar
den.)
The increase In attendance under the
new plan Is manifestly good.
Same Officers for 1915.
At Friday's meeting officers for the
coming , eav were re-elected as follows:
President- Mrs. W. W. Thompson.
First Vice-President- Mrs. O. It. Mur
rain
Second Vice-President Mrs. S. B.
Platt.
Secretary—Mrs. O. M. Burch.
Treasurer Mrs. Emmett Vaughn.
fie Is not only one of the best lawyers
In Georgia but one of the “best fel
lows" In Georgia.
COFFEE. EXCHANGE HOLIDAY.
New York.—The coffee exchange, It
was announced today, would remain
closed Dec. 20 and Jan. 2, In addition
to Christmas and New Year's Day.
How To Eradicate
All Superfluous Hair
Advice by a Skin Specialist
The best means i have ever found for
removing all signs of disfiguring growths
of hair ori tin* face, nook, arms, or bunds
is a now preparation called Mrs. Os
good's Wonder, I have recommended it
In thousands of ranee and I know p#**-
sonally of its ability to banish every hair
forevev. It cannot Injure the skin or
complexion and is quite Inexpensive.
You cm n get Mrs OsgOOd’H Wonder
from T. G. Howard's Drug Stores, or
any up-to-date druggist. Signed Money-
Hack Guarantee with every package. Do
not apply this treatment except where
total destruction of hair is desired.
CHANGES MADE
CITE LICENSES
Council Had Called Meeting
Monday Afternoon at 5:00.
What Changes Are.
with the* exception of the proposed
changes in the liecmscs of near-beer sa
slopns In Augusta, which are now un
der fire, city council Monday afternoon
at 5 o'clock at a called meeting, read
justed the otliev business licenses Just
as was contemplated.
The license fee for n«ar-beer saloons
will be fixed Jit a meeting of council
Friday night at 8 o’clock. It is a mat
ter of speculation as to what council
may do in this matter that now seems
to be the most important question in
the minds of the people.
(Tone rally speaking the license ordi
nance will remain practically the same.
Some Changes.
Here are some Important changes,
hokcveY:
Farmers may bring cut or uncut wood
to the city with their own teams and
wagons and not he subject to the regu
lar wood dealer’s license. Heretofore,
the farmer has been allowed to bring
only his uncut wood to the city for
sah . unless he paid the regular wood
denier’s license.
The 'hove change in the license ordi
nance in favor of the farmer was pro
posed by Councilman Pilcher. Mr. Pil
cher also took up another point in favor
"f the farmer. fie advocated a change
In the city's present strict rules the
farmer has to comply with in order to
bring his fresh meat to the city before
be can offer It for sale. Mr. Pilcher
stated that he thought there was too
much red tape about it. As this was
not ft matteV of the city’s license ordi
nance, but came under the inspection
ordinance, council postponed its action
t hereon.
The wholesale fish, oyster and game
dealers* licenses will be nontransferable
nonproratable.
Tailor Doing Pressing.
Tailors who do pressing must give the
Manic bond required of nil pressing clubs.
The tax on colored restaurants was
raised from $lO to sls.
The license tax on florists or nursery
men. whose sales or reciepts do not ex
ceed $2,000, was raised from $lO to s.’lo;
and a clause was added, making ped
dling on the streets prohibitory, and also
milking the license nontransferable and
nonoproratable.
The retail green grocer’s license, in
cluding canned meats, but not fish and
oysttTrs, was raised from s.‘ls to S4O; and
the license for wholesale green grocers
was placed at SSO. Moth nre nontrans
ferable and nonproratable.
The tax on retail meat markets was
raised from $25 to $lO and made to in
clude the sale of canned meats. Tho
wholesale meat market license was
placed at SSO. Noth are nontransfer
ablc and nonproratable.
The paragraph in the moving picture
show license reading "Moving picture
show, electric theater, per month, $10,"
was stricken, leaving only the annual
license tax of SIOO.
The license tax of SSO, for negotiators
of In,'iris on Teal estate, was made to
include mortgages, also.
All of the above changes become ef
fective January Ist. as will the changes
council will make Friday night in the
near-beer.
CLEMSON EGG MASH
WILL MAKE HENS LAY
Meal Formula Originated By
Expert at South Carolina
Agricultural College is Prov
ing Wonderfully Successful.
An egg mash that will make hens
lay, a meal formula, that ha* provsß
wonderfully successful, has been dls
covercd by F. C. Hare, poultry husband
man at the Clemeon Agricultural Col
lege at Clemson College, .S. C. Infor-
Inallon from Clemson College Is to the
el feet that number of reports detailing
successes with hens fed this mush are
being received there.
Tills mash, which was originated by
Mr. Hare contains only foods that are
produced In this section of country,
tloorgln and South Carolina, and It can
be easily and economically mixed at
home, of home-raised materials, which
puls It In reach of all.
The formula for the rrmsh, as given
out by the Clemson poultry expert, con
slta of one-third eipial parts of corn
meal and ground oats. In some sections
■where ground oats cannot be readily
obtained, the last third may bo corn
meal alone, but ground oats should be
used If possible. Add to each 75 pounds
of the mixed meals, four pounds of
ground lime rock (not slaked lime) or
of chlck-stsn ground oyster shells, chlck
slr.ed ground charcoal and one-half
pound oP table salt. This makes a
palatable mixture, which contains 18.9
tier cent protein, 44.2 per cent carbohy
drates. 7.1 per cent fiber, and per
cent fat—a balanced inash food for lay*
Iny hens and pullets.
All that Is necessary Is to place this
egg mush, dry, In a box tfr dish and
lei the liens eat all they will. The
more they eat, says Mr. Hare, the more
I hey should lay. and they will lay If
Huy are contented, free from ltce, fed
grain twice dally In litter for exercise,
and have fresh water constantly before
them.
11l 10 NAME A
COMMITTEE
Mass Meeting on January 7th
to Elect Richmond County
Democratic Executive Com
mittee.
There will be a mess meeting of the
citizen* of Richmond county on Thurs
day nlKht, January 7th. when an ex
ecutive committee for the county will
be selected. The committee will ha
chosen for two years and It chooses a
sul>-comindttee. which will take chante
of all elections.
Mr. Henry H. Jones is chairman ol
the Richmond county democratic ex
ecutive committee at present). The
citizens of the county assemble every
two years to choose an executive com
mittee.
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