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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15 \Speaking ... THE... Public Mind (If the gentleman who signs himse'.f “One Who Knows” will furnish The Herald his name,—not to be printed but as a guarantee of good faith, —his communication on the police depart ment will be printed.) CITY FINANCES AND THE PROPOSED SSOO LICENSE. To The Herald. Does the average Augustan know that $237,000 of next year’s revenue must be paid for interest on bonds— and for the sinking fund? This means that nearly a quarter of a million dol lars will have to be paid out before there can even be a start made on appropriations. The city's bonded in debtedness has grown $1,500,000 in the past three years and will be $500,000 more when the two last install ments of the flood protection bonds of 1914 are sold. Augusta is in about as bad a condition, financially speak ing, as any city in the country. She has had to protect herself against floods, which is an extraordinary ex pense taht few cities have to make, and in addition she has erected mag nificent hospitals which cost about "Cheap Excursion Rates ac count of the Holidays via the Charleston & Western Carolina Railway Co. For rates, Dates of Sale, etc, call on Met fagents or, Ernest Williams, Gen eral Passenger Agent, Augusta, Georgia.” At BIJOU Today Newman's Tabarin Girls in “THE WINNING WIDOW." If you want one hour of genuine ly funny, bright and happy en tertainment, just see this bill. Then, too, the tuneful songs, the lively dancing, the big beauty chorus, the talented principals and the “make good” comedians all combine to keep the interest top-notch. THREE REELS FROM BIJOU SCOPE. A—" Her Last Hope,” Heel 1. B—“ Her Last Hope.” Reel 2. C —-" Her Last Hope,” Reel 3. Verdict: “Be Bijou-bound—Small Price, Big Show. QTDAMn TODAY ONLY O I nAMU CONTINUOUSLY The London Film Co., through Famous Players Co., presents the now famous photo-play— “ The House ol Temperly” This masterful production was presented for thi first time in America at the rnillion-dollar Strand Theatre, New York City. Author of this great story is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Usual Prices—sc and 10c. THE BEST—SO COME. yrrit Di Ls anyth i n<g ft J J Cleans,Polishes Everything ' Prevents Rust Everywhere 3-In-One has been for 18 years the Old Reliable, largesteeTUng home and office oiL It is light enough to ml a witch; heavy enough to oil a lawn mower. On a soft cloth It Dustuf»DusUntChth ra,tUrt Make* a yard of cheese cloth the best aad cheapest .•* n - d ?-- in -? ne * bso 'ately prevents rust or tarnish on all metal surfaces, Indoors aad out, in any climate. Write toJmj for geueroui/m sample and the Dictionary of uae*-*o tk fm to IztL.ii s “fi** *°' <l everywhere in 3-sise bottles: 10c (1 oi.), 25c (3 ox), 50c (8 H Pint for % Dollar). Also in patented Handy Oil Can, 25c C3Ho*.). StMZB&I 3-IN-ONE Oil. COMPANY ■■DM 42 D A ISOADWAV New York Citv ■■■ GIFTS Se our window for Children’s Furniture, consisting of Beds, Dressers. Chlffonlera, Wash Stands, Tables. Chairs, Desks, ate.. Ml In beautiful whtt* finish. Make the ltttle ones' heart glad CULPEPPER BROTHERS 1019-1021 BROAD STREET. Dr. Groover’s Special Announcement My fee will be SIO.OO to all who begin tr*st ment by January Ist. The above low price is for my professional services until cured. I charge nothing for examination and consultation. Call at once 1f you desire to take advantage of this low rate. Thia applies to all uncomplicated condi tions that come under my specialty. Hours: 8 a. m. to 7 p. m.; Sundays. 10 a. m. to 2 p. in DR GROOVER, SPECIALIST 504 DYER BLDG. AUGUSTA, GA. $500,000 and which will require $42,500 to furnish. Augusta is obligated to build barge line terminals at a cost of about $50,- 000 to $60,000, else we might as well not try to operate the two new barges. The $90,000, which it is expected Augusta will get from the saloons in 1115, has already been spent, that is the city has made plana for next year based on receiving about the same amount from the saloons as she re ceived this year. Some gentlemen say ’"let's rule out the question of mere filthy money in the consideration of this great moral question,’’ but the money must come from somewhere. The city must hare the money to meet her obligations and even with the $90,000 in 1915 from the near-beer saloons she may be forced to raise the real estate assessments from 66 2-3 to 100 per cent. Suppose we cut down the revenue from saloons between $50,000 and $60,- 000 for next year, then we must not attempt to equip the hospitals, or we cannot build the barge line terminals, or we will have to cut down appro priations for some of the most impor tant city departments, probably the police and fire departments and, as for street paving, postpone any of that until 1922. As I stated, lets be practical in this matter, Let no one get the idea that the SI,OOO license will give the nea- - beer men any more implied under standing to sell liquor than a SSOO li cense. No one can make a living sell ing even genuine beer at SSOO, and to openly and above board enter into an agreement for the near-beer men to sell Schlitz, Budweiser, Pabst and other beers is a compromise with the law. Lets have ssu license and en force the law or SI,OOO and let matters stand as they are. Augusta Cannot Be Dry. To The Herald: A phase of the liquor question which does not seem to have been touched in the present controversy Is the North Augusta dispensary problem. If you will allow me some of your paper's vari able space, T should like to remind you of the year 1908, during the early part of which some attempt was made to stop the sale of liquor in the eily. Augusta became practically dry. The sale of intoxicants was almost entirely stopped. And what was the result? Moral reform? Scarcely. The only visi ble effect was a noticeable increase in the traffic across the North Augusta bridge. All day long a moving stream of humanity poured to and from the dis pensary—to the great merriment and WOMEN VOLUNTEERS. In stress and trouble the women of a nation are always to be counted upon. In Servia the women went to the front with muskets in their hands; they were as strong and brave as the men on the firing line. In this country few of our women escape the weaken ing troubles peculiar to their sex. For every disease or ailment of a womanly character, no .natter how re cent or how long standing, the one sure, reliable remedy of proved merit is Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It is prepared from nature's roots and herbs and does not contain a par ticle of alcohol or any narcotic. It’s not a secret prescription for its in gredients are printed on the wrapper. Women are earnestly advised to take it for irregular or painful periods, backache, headache, displacement, ca tarrhal condition, hot flashes, sallow complexion and nervousness. For girls about to enter woman hood, women about to become mothers and for the changing days of middle age Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription should always be on hand. Write Dr. Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y„ for free 136 page book on woman’s dis eases. Every woman should have one. NO CHARGE FOR THIS GRAND HOME MEDICAL BOOK. Every home should have one. Every man and woman who isn’t afraid to read- a book so plainly written that anyone can understand it should write today for a revised copy of The Peo ple’s Common Sense Medical Adviser to Dr. Pierce, Invalids’ Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y. This is a large cloth bound book of 1008 pages; 8 inches long; 1 3-4 inches thick; brimful of knowledge not found in ordinary books, sent postpaid to any reader who will send this clipping with 20 cents. \i_9l • r complacency of the people of North Au gusta, who did not join in the crusade but, on tlie contrary, gloated and exult ed over our discomfiture. They were content to grow rich in comparative ignominy. And they flourished like the green bay tree. For nearly two years, while Augusta remained stubbornly and nohly dry, our neighbors paid no taxes, but lived instead and wore nourished and grew fAt on the profits of the dis pensary, the proceeds of which, I hap pen to know, once reached the sum of $1,800.00 in one day. one notable Sat urday. There was, when 1 come to think of it, another effect besides the more increase in traffice. A negro workman would make the trip to South Carolina in the morning and buy a bot tle of whiskey. lie would frequently he drunk before he recrossed the bridge, if he re-crossed it at all that day, and one Augusta “boss" would be one band short. At present he gets one drink, knowing that at any time he can get another, and does not have to carry a quart hottle to tempt and lead him on all day. Remember we cannot prevent our citizens from buying a quart in South Carolina, and, being only half a mile from South Carolina, we cannot have complete prohibition unless North Au gusta goes in with us. And this is just what the people of North Augusta least Intend to do. It does not bother them to have a dis pensary at the foot of the bridge. No drunks ever stray up the long hill on their side to worry them. Augusta has to do all the police work in connection witli their dispensary. And they are, in fact, so we 1 pleased witti the ar rangement that, in the event that An gus,-it again goes dry, they intend setting up another dispensary, at the foot of the Center Street bridge, for the benefit of our people down townl W. J. S. Fireworks and Fire Water. To The Herald: In last evening’s Herald you printed a lettiv signed “A Citizen,” in which the writer attempts to defend the illegal sale of whiskey, and states that “it would seem to an interested bystander that the line of propriety has been over stepped" by the recent mass meeting. 1 would like to ask it the line of propriety was not overstepped when the illegal sale of whiskey was first per mitted in Augusta? if ouT city fath ers are so wise, it seems that they might be ab.e to formulate a plan for a direct tax upon the people to supply the city with finances and not get it from them Indirectly by selling them whiskey. When "A Citizen” was thinking of empty stores, I wonder that he did not think of the hundreds of empty homes and the number of broken hearts that can be traced directly to whiskey. If the closing of saloons should throw a number of people out of employment, I think we could afford to care for them in the County Home and no doubt the decrease in crime would be so great un der such conditions that the jail ex penses would decrease enough to offset the additional expense of the County Home. Will council pass an ordinance to pre vent the little ones from having their fireworks one day out of the year, fear ing that they might do a. little damage and at the same time allow the men to have their “Fire Water" which Will un doubtedly wreck many homes? ENQUIRER. Those Law Enforcement Resolutions. To The Herald: Our city is very much aroused over the effort at law enforcement at the present time if we may judge by what we. heav. Please allow me space for a few statements. I was not invited to the ‘‘Cotton Ex change” meeting and had nothing what ever to do with framing tlie petition to council. The petition does not suit nte. It appears to me to be absurd to peti tion the mavor and council to observe the oath of office which carries with tt law enforcement. However, the aim is to stop liquor selling and ts this method is the best I am in for it. Of course 1 know better ttian anyone else how it ought to be done but if 1 can not have my way. I'll go with the other fellow, so long as otlr object is the same. It does not matter whether these men who drew up the petition are prohibi tionists or not so long as they are law abiding citizens. A city that allows law-breaking pro miscuously on any line will certainly reap the whirlwind of anarchy when some crisis comes. Men must respect law if we maintain a community fit to live in. ... Gentlemen of the committee. I care not what your views on the liquor ques tion are, if you are for law and order, here’s my hand to help. It behooves every man who has respect for law to lend a helping hand. It is faV better to “have a hundred stores vacant” and “a hundred men out of work” than to have a community where regard for law Is broken down, and permit the incubators of crime, dis ease and poverty to continue to exist. Hear the cold, hungry Cry of the drunk ard’s child; hear the sobbing of heart broken drunkard’s wives, and rally to these men who are trying to better con ditions. Sign the petition. Respectfully, "Rev.” A. J. SMITH. COL. WEST ENTERTAINED HIS FELLOW PASSENGERS Had Those With Whom He Traveled on Picayune to Din ner With Him at Albion There is a little string to that word of regret The Herald carried yesterday anent the Veturn of Col. John T. West to Thomson. That lie is, ar was said, a prince of good fellows, is further shown by some thing he was too modest to tell the reporter. Col. West has made hlinseif one of the Picayune comers so thoroughly that his goodbye was a heart-grip as well as ha ndshake. He must needs see them at luncheon, and planned a nice repast at the Albion, followed by cigars and a theatre party. Those able to aceept his hospitality were: Messrs. Green, Lamkin. Sturgis Barrett, Anderson. Davisson, Rogers and Harris. The Colonel also did himself the favor to have passed around bonbons among the young ladies and girls, ‘'Pic" travel ers, and who could not he at the lu/ich con. Now that he is in Thomson he can’t scold about tills publication of his de vices. As these guests appreciate the re tention of Hie "Pic,” it was pleasant that several Georgia Railroad men were among them. S. C. USES $108,500,000 WORTH MADE OUT STATE Columbia, S. C. -Commodltbs valued ar $168,500,044 produced without the strife are consumed annually In South Carolina, according to figures obtained from Records of transportation com panies and other authorltive sources and made public today by the «b tr depart ment of agriculture Commissioner of Agriculture E. J. Watson pointed out that this total exe uslve of 111,130,040 annually spent for mules and horses, ex ceeded the value of the state’s cotton crop. The statistics were obtained at the suggestion of the Federal Department of Agriculture and were described by Com missioner Watson as being In a.eord with the recent report of that depart ment. Suits. $9.50. $11.25, $15.00, $18.75 Hart Hehaffner and Marx and other makes- all wool, fit perfect. F. G. Mertins. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. DROPSY SPECIALIST Usually give quick relief, have entirely relieved many seemingly hopeless cases. Swelling and short breath soon gone. 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WE SELL LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, MANTELS, TILE, GRATES, ROOFING, PLATE GLASS. “Concrete for Endurance.” WHALEY BROTHERS PHONE 3247. (S 1 U ' I Willingness to Oblige 'T’HE public has a right to something more than perfunctory service from those who supply its telephone needs. There is something move to a telephone service than mere ly placing at the disposal of the public adequate telephone equipment. Courtesy, willingness to oblige and patience, under trying conditions on the part of telephone employes, promote friendly feeling and are essential to the best kind of tele phone service. Morrison, Satisfactory Contractor A gentleman who Is one of Augusta’s large realty owners said to me the other day, "Go out to a certain number on a certain street and put me on a good roof. Charge me a fair price and a fair profit” You can bet your life this customer will get the best In the shop At the Fair Prioe. Telephone me your orders for repair work or new work. I will taka best oare of you. Morrison, Satisfactory Contractor 102 Ninth Street. Phone *475. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY FIVE Vy / I