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Demand to Send Envoys
to Paris May Go to Huns
(Continued from Page One.)
in Paris Friday to resume the activities of Italy relative to
the treaty with Austria. There are several important mat
ters still to be adjusted before the remainder of the Austrian
treaty can be presented to the Austrian delegates and it is !
expected the Italian mission will lose no time in bringing
before the supreme council of the conference the demands
of its country.
France, and presumably the other allied apd associated
nations, are prepared for eventualities should the Germans I
fail to carry out the provisions of the treaty, which is now
ready for the signatures of the delegates.
Premier Clemenccau in reply to questions of members 1
of the chamber of deputies, relative to demobilization, said
yesterday that precautions were necessary, “in view of the
state of mind of the Germans," the premier pointing out.
that the destruction of German ships in Scapa Flow and at
Kiel, showed the “spirit in which the Germans will sign the
treaty.”
Dispatches from Berlin indicate that feeling over the noace
situation still is running high in German circles, officers
speaking of “defending the honor of the German army and
Its leaders" by adopting “special measures.”
Formal approval has been given bv the supreme council
of the conference to the plan of giving Belgium priority in
reparations to the extent of about $500,000,000.
P§rl«.—The council of throe, composed
of Premier a Clemenccau and Lloyd
Geo rge and Provident Wilson, at Ha me* *
Iris today dlsetisaed the acuttllnir of the
German fleet at Hcapa Flow jiccordlna
to th<* Pari* ofricr of Reuter's Limited
The council hud before It and examined
fully. It fa added, the fa»'ta relatively to
what took place with regard to the ahlpa
at the time the armistice wan * limed
Part*.—The treaty of peace will he
alffnad either Friday or Saturday. It la
believed. Although the day haa not been
definitely fixed. It haa been decided that
! the hour tor the ceremony will be at 2
o’clock p m. The peace conference sec
retariat la atfll without official knowledge
of the personnel of the new' German
*T»f.ice delegation and doea not know when
St will arrive at Versailles
M riemenceau will open the ceremo
nies with a brief introduction No speech
ia expected from the Germans. William
Martin, of Hie Wench foreign office, a*
master of ceternonlea. will then carry the
treaty to President Wilaon and the pre
miera. who win aign at their seats
After the treaty la brought back to the
mg nature table, the name* of the other
delegated w|JJ ha called, and they will
advance and aign
It la expected that the algnfng will
•squire two how re
The real* of nil the delegntea will be
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Chines* and Japanese seals ne the moat
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word* "minister of Justice,"
The German delegates will sign after
the allies
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gates will sign after the signatures of
the President and premiers are attached
will be according to the alphabetical or
der of the names of the countries they
represent. When thn signatures are com
pleted, the entente party will emerge on
the terrace at the side of the palace,
where all the groat fountains will b*>
playing in the gardens The Germans
will leave on the aids where they en
tered
TREASURY WILL ISSUE
NEW CERTIFICATE SERIES
Washington— I Two new' series of short
term, 4 1-2 per cent certificates of In
debtedness were announced today by the
treasury department to be dated Julv
Ist One Issue will mature September
liith, and the other December 15th,
datea on which Income and excess prof
its taxes are due.
Th« certificates will bo tax exempt
except for estate or Inheritance taxes
and income surtaxes The announce
ment said a limited amount would be is
sued
FRENCH TAKE HUN SHIPS.
Havre. —The French navy will take
possession of three Germtui ahlpa now
Interned in Spain. These ships are the
Fsro, the Planet and the Older) burg.
The interned German ships to b • taken
over by the French navy probably are
among those In neutral porta which Ger
many agreed to release to the allies for
food transportation in return for the
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TUFT DISAPPOINTED
WITH ROOT LETTER
“Evidently Has Changed Mind
In View Now Taken of Article
Ten,” He Says
(Copyright, IM, by Public Ledger Co.)
Chicago.—Disappointment that Kli
hu Root "evidently haa changed his
mind" in regard to Article X of the
league of nations covenant was ex
preaaed here last night, by William
Howard Taft In an Interview given
just as he was boarding a train for
Cedar Rapids.
Mr Taft said that it was his im
preaaion from reading the Root letter
that "there ia very sharp contradic
tion between the Knox resolution and
Mr. Root s views as expressed in his
letter." He also said that he thought
it. extremely doubtful whet lie r the
allied nations would consent to such
a serious amendment a h that of elim
inating the United States from the
obligations or Ankle X without the
delay of further negotiations.
Mr. Taft's statement follows
"Mr Root's letter to Mr. Lodge is.
of course, diaappointing io me in that
he wishes to abandon Article X. I
have not his Jotter to Mr. Hays ar
hand, but I understand that letter
to approve and defend Article X. with
the qualification that It should oper
ate only for five years to maintain
the status established by the peace
treaty
Revision After Five Year*.
"1 understood hla opinion to be that
at the end of such a period it would
be wise to attempt some revision of
the arrangements made at the rjoae
of the war. in .the light of the subse
quent development and after condi
tions had become stabilized.
"He evidently has changed his
mind, in th** view a he now takes of
the effect of Art Me X. and the bur
den that the United State* would as
sume under It Otherwise I don’t see
why he did not propose to amend the
treaty by limiting the operation of
Article X to five years and making
Such qualifying provisions as that
which hr raised in bis Hays letter.
"ft would be much easier to secure
acquleivnco in such a change by the
other nations without further confer
ence than 1n the one he now would
make Ido not agree with him that
Article X will Involve us in remote
*ara.
Th * operation of the plan of ful
filling the obflgatlon of the article to
be^u> vised by the council, by unani
mous vote, would distribute the bur
den reasonably and fairly between
the nations, probably limiting us to
such police duty as might be neces
sary in this hemisphere unless there
was a general war. in which we would
wish to engage promptly But more
than this the operation of the warn
ing in Article* X to all bullying and
robbing nations would prevent at
tempts by them to violate the princi
ple of that article Thi* is clearly
shown by * s # operation of warning of
the Mom a D-s trine for a century
w ithout oryy yr ♦
Delay 8C ma Probable.
1 should think It exceedingly doubt
ful whether the allied nations would
consent to such a serious amendment
as that of eliminating us from the ob
ligations of Article X without the de
lay of further negotiations With re
spect to the other reservations of Mr
Root I have no particular objection
to offer if the other nations acquiesce.
"A I gather from Mr. Root * letter,
he i* in, favor of ratifying Article
VIII as to limit of armament. H> is
also in favor of ratifying Article* XJ
XIII. XV. XVI and XVII. from which
It must be- assumed that he regards
them at entirely constitutional and
within the treaty-making power. It
will' be interesting to see how Mr
Knox and the others in the senate
who have urged objection to these ar
ticles on the ground that thev are
unconatltutlonal can reconcile them
selves to the course of qualified rati
fication suggested by Mr Root.
"Certainly there is a very sharp
contradict ion between the Knox reso
lution and Mr. Root’* views aa ex
pressed in his letter "
IRISH TO EXTEND THE
CAMPAIGN_FOR FREEDOM
Naw York—Tha activities of the Irish
In their campaign for independence will
not be confined to tho Drilled States, but
will be extended to Canada and Aus
tralia. Kammon De Valera, president oi
the Irish republic” announced here to
day,
"We have sympathizers Juat as stronff
In Australia and Canada ns we ha\e
here In the United States, and we will
flow! a portion of our loan In those two
countries" be said.
Mary Pickford In “Daddy Longlegs”
Coming Soon to Strand Theater
The dally life of erores of orphan* un
fortunate enough to be living In an fn*ti
tutlon, the founder of which obtained hi*
tile** of discipline at a penitentiary whort
hr made hi* money through ronvlct la
bor. i* ehown In detail In "Daddy lAtny
Legs." screen version of the famous story
by Jeen Wtb-dortl in which Mary Pick
ford will he aeen at the Strand.
This aimer-feature la the flrat to be
made.by Mary Pickford's own company,
after Ml** Pickford obtelned the screen
rights frpm Kiaw and Krlanger to whom
she gave her personal check for *4O 000.
Ml** Pickford ha* the part of Judy Ab
bott. the little asylum girl who got her
chance to go to college through Die gen
erosity of a man who later fell r ln love
with her
The picture was directed by Marshall
Nellan. "The Mark Twain of the Screen.'*
who became one of the foremoal dlrei
tors of the day through hi* ability to put
appealing humor Into *creen action Alls*
Pickford :s aupporled In "Daddy Long
Legs ' by Mr Neilan, who has the part of
a youna college man In tove with Judy,
by Mahlon Hamilton, who has the part
of Jarvia Pendleton. Judy'* benefactor;
by Mitla Davenport, a* the tyrannical
head matron of the asylum by Fav Lcm-
June Elridge In “Love and The Woman”
At the Modjeska Theater Today Only
Mary Poraey, th# leading character !•
“Love and the Woman.” ta employe #•
maid in a hotel and work* hard for h*
wage* Her husband la n worth), r
drunkard and ahe la the ani# support o!
th# family.
Mia Jit#vena, wife of Uanrge Hteven*.
la taken with a fatal ilinea# tn the hotel,
and b-*th eh» and her Infant daughter die
there Marx Dorar’x who has b#en
nursftig Mr» Stevena* baby, conceives th**
ld* A of substituting her own daughter for
the dead child, and proceed# to tarry out
Ibis scheme Shm la observed in making
th* auhatlltition hv another maid. Hannah
Sha> who agrees to keep silence only f
ah. |a paid for It.
JP+orfa >tmm accept a the changeling
Alice Brady at the Strand Theater
Today in “The World to Live In”
Rita Chatii a *.■ a f!o*a»w*ttt atrno*
ftauhvr who a* If iho m.idt* 11*0 a
week Her main xfcjei t In Ilf* la to get
all Mir poaalbl: ran out of 11. She will
be a "pal • to any man—only a pa’ If he
will show hrr a good time Rita Chart**
la onr of tboar aula who arr foravat piay
ln* with fir* but th-ough some miracle
alwav* escape* being burned. In ordlnari
society thia type »f slrl la known aa a
tlnpanner.
Rita, thla particular tlnpanner. steno
grapher tn T J O! verson during thr ddy
and "pal" to H .triton Chavley. a wraith*
New Torker at night At a wedding ah*
maata V*r Vartan a handsome vouns art*
tlrmrnt doctor Hr Immediately fall* In
lova with bar and ahr haromr drrpiy m*
.throated tn t«.m but aa ah* know* hr ran* 1
'not giv* hrr what six roaatdrrt thr ah*
rHE AUGUSTA HERALD
PEACE BULLETINS
Weimar.—The plenipotentiaries who
will sign the peace treaty for Germany
have not yet been choaen. They may,
however, be named today.
It is still proving ’difficult to find men
who are willing to affix their signature
to a document which l* to be «uch a
I momentous historical record.
. Baris.—The council has signed a docu
ment giving formal approval to priority
for Belgium in reparations to be paid by
Germany, to the amount of 2,500,000,000
francs The council also confirmed the
plan to wipe out the Belgian war debt
through the substitution of German
bonds for the Belgian obligations, the
four great powers to take over the Ger
man bonds, subject to the approval of
their respective legislative bodies.
Pari*.—France has decided to require
complete reparation from Germany for
the ninking of the German warships at
Scapa Flow. This announcement was
made by M. Loyguon, minister of marine
to the naval fcommlttee of the chamber
of deputies this afternoon. He declared
that the act of the Germans violated both
the armistice and the peace treaty.
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DEVALERA OUTLINES
PLANS OF IRELAND
First Need Is Funds—Will Is
sue Bonds of One Million
Pounds Sterling
New York, N. Y.-—Th* Irish republic
proposes to issue bonds to the amount of
one million pounds sterling. President
bamonn DeValera announced here Tues
day night. The minister of finance Is
preparing a prospectus which will be Is
sued soon, he said. Half the issue will
b offered to the public for immediate
subscriptions, 250.000 pounds Ir. Ireland
»»nd 250,000 pounds abroad. The bonds
will b> of denominations to meet the
needs of small investors."
"In order to obtain for our own de
jure government and for the Irish re
public- which the Irish people have willed
to set up the necessary international rec
ognition," Mr DeValera said, "we shall
send at once our accredited representa
tives to Paris to the peace conference
and to the league of nations. We shall
give them all necessary authority and
that they may proceed there in a man
ner benefiting their character as the
representatives of a nation we shall apply
for the necessary *afe conduct to enable
them to pass through the naval and mili
tary cordons with which the power in
occupation of our country has surround
ed us.
"We shall send also to othjer countries
a number of duly accredited ambassa
dors and consuls to see that the position
of Ireland is understood as It truly is,
and not as English propaganda would
represent it, and in general to see that
t.he inteiests of Ireland In these coun
tries an- in no way neglected. We shall
thus resume that Intercourse with other
people* which befits us as a separate
nation, that intercourse which It has
been the chief aim of English statesmen
in cutting off for more than a century.
"At the present time of general world
reconstruction »t is most important that
the material interests of the country at
home be also looked after, and by Irish
men. It will be the duty of our minis
try to secure the co-operation and to co
ordinate the activities of the various
bodies which have taken voluntarily on
themselves the safeguarding and ad
vancement of these interests. Toward
English legislation Interfering with these
interests we shall act in accordance with
the general principles I have already In
dicated. that I*. we shall act as we think
b-*st for the general good.
"To measures such es the English
wavs and communications bill, designed
as regards Ireland, to prevent Irishmen
from using the natural resources of their
own country, we shall offer all the resist
ance we command as being both injuri
ous and unjust. It will bvthe special
duty of our director of trade to examine,
in co-operation with public bodies .how
best to make our resistance effective.
"The ministers and directors at the
head of the other departments—labor,
idustries agriculture, local government—
will similarly be charged with seeking
co-operation with all interested in their
departments The minister for national
defense Is, of course. In close associa
tion with the voluntary military forces
which are the foundation of the national
army.
"It Is obvious that the work of our
government cannot b* carried on without
stinds. The minister of finance is accord
ingly preparing a prospectus which will
shortly b> published, for the Issue of a
•r.rl, Mr* Angelica Wyokoff. an 111-man
iccod little girl reared In luxury, and bv
r.e of the moat charming groups of child
lor* over seen on the screen, as well
s half a drvicn other adult actors
The first half of the picture is lahl in
lie John Grier Orphan Ayaium. Mr.
N'eilan has filled It with a surprising suc
s.slon of humorous and pathetic Incl
• l >nts. The millions of admirer of Miss
Pickford will agree when they have seen
this picture that the favorite star never
had a better or more appealing rols than
that of the orphan, Judy Abbott, who.
as an Infant. Is picked out of an ash can
by a policeman Given a name from a
telephone book by a hard-hearted ma
tron; whipped, starved and cruelly
treated until she reaches the age of 12,
when ahe begins to spread among ths
stripe-dressed little motherless babes a
sunshine which later Is the means of
helping them all to better things.
Portrays Many Emotions.
A* a madcap child whose resistless per
sonality overcomes even the most sordid
surroundings, as a girl tasting eagerly
the good things for which she so longed
In her ehtldhor>d_caplivlty, and at last
as a lover, coquettish and capricious.
Miss Pickford's characterisation is a
masterpiece.
his own daughter and »he grows up
<nd#r the name of Helen Stevena. quit#
»xx are of her r«*al birth Mary nor
y la peralatently blackmailed by Wan
»k Shay during her remaining years,
> 1 after her death Hannah turna her at
tention to Helen, to whom ehe commu
nicates her etorv. Hannah le aided in
h«*r further blackmailing by Jim Dorsey,
Helen’s real father.
Helen la loved by Grant Murdock, man
aper of Mr Stevens'! Interests, and a
young art tat. Walter Pemberton whom
*he had known elnc# childhood. Wh rt
the facts of her !ow)v birth are made
known. Murdock dcaerta her and ahe mar
ries Pen b« rton She le also mad** hap
py by the fact that George fltovsns still
look* upon her at Ms daughter.
Important thin* In life—money—ah# doaa
not *<i courage him
"'h> n ah* Irarn* that Chavley la about
to *o South tar a year ah* trlra tn mak*
lilm propose. but Chavl* s dor* not think
that hr rot*** hrr tnouch to marry hrr
Aftrr having mad* friend* with Olver
, arm. Jr. Rita i# told bv T J Otlvoraon
that hr dora not want to lose a good
stenographer hecaiia* of a good-for-noth
n* arn. and that ah* should tak* a
month'* vocation at th* expene# of tha
firm, sn* go*a t 0 Atlantic city. Chav*
'I follow* her and propose*. She tall*
him ah* lova* another man and cannot
, marry him Love and happlnra* Ovant
ually rntrr hn Ufa.
Thla l* Ihr atory of "Th* World to Llvo
Un" with Aim* Rradr, which wltl ho aocn
today at the Strand Thcatya.
loan of one million sterling, 500,000
pounds to be offered to the public for
immediate subscription, 250,000 pounds at
home and 210,000 abroad."
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SETTLE CAPITOL LOCATION
OY VOTE, ONCE AND FOR ALL
Even Those Opposed to Removal Are Anxious to See the
Agitation Ended in the Only Way Possible —
By a Vote of the People.
ATLANTA. OA.—There will be in
troduced in the Georgia Legislature a
bill to bring the "Capitol Removal"
issue to a final conclusion by submit
ting the question to a vote of the
people at the next general election,
as ia provided in an ordinance of
last constitutional convention.
The measure has tho support both
of high officials of the state who arc
opposed to removal of the oapitol
from Atlanta and of thosn who are
In favor of its removal T*he purpose
of the legislation Is to bring to a defi
nite conclusion an issue which has
been growing over the state the past
eight or ten years—to end it one way
or the other, in the only way it can
be definitely ended.
Advocates of the measure to sub
mit the question to the people for
their verdict say that the support al
ready backing the legislation In both
branches is in excess of the requir
ed two-thirds vote in each branch of
the assembly, and that the bill will be
passed and gotten out of the way of
other big legislation somewhat be
fore the middle of the session. Some
of the strongest men in the state
against moving the capitol from At
lanta are backing the bill to submit At
to the people, while some of the
strongest men for its removal to Ma
cor nre. also, seeking to end the is
sue by popular vote.
Atlanta, Ga —The people of the state of
Georgia will finally settle, one way or
the other, at the next general election,
the capitol removal Issue.
It is to be definitely determined at that
time whether the capitol Is to remain In
Atlanta and the necessary Improvements
and enlargements are to be made here,
or an adequate and fitting new capitol
building and governor's mansion are to
be provided in Macon, In the center of
the state.
The Georgia Legialature at this session
will pass a bill, not as a great many peo
ple have seemed to believe, to "move the
capitol." but to submit the question to a
vote of the people for their determina
tion.
A canvass of the state, county by coun
ty, has Just been completed and It Is found
that, generally speaking, the people and
the statesmen are of one mind on ths
subject; thty are in accord with ths
opinion expressed by Governor Dorsey
some months ago: That the continued
unsettlement of the “capitol removal is
sue" has become a bar and handicap on
the state's business In more ways than
one. and the time has come to ‘‘end the
agitation” hv putting It up to the people
to render a flnai verdict at the ballot box,
and bring the thing to a close.
There are .members of both houses who
will support ths measure this year to sub
mit the issue to a vote of the people,,
and w ho, when It Is submitted, will stand
firmly in opposition to removal of the
capitol from the city of Atlanta. Among
them are some who will return to their
homes and. In the campaign before ths
people on the direct Issue, will seek to
carry their county against It. but they
frankly occupy the position of desiring the
issue brought to Its final end at the
earliest possible time, and admit their
conviction that there Is no other, as well
as no more proper or conclusive, manner
of ending it.
Law Says People Mutt Vets.
In no few localities In the state It has
been found the belief exists that ths lo
cation of the stale capitol 1* fixed by
the state constitution In other locali
ties — though these havs been found to
he but few—there Is entertained some
Idea that the state legislature lias ths
authority to fix the location of the cap
itol and has passed upon the question.
Neither Idea is correct.
The sole authority for future determi
nation of the question of the capitol,
after the adoption of the convention or
dinance has been by a vote Of the peo
ple of the state.
In the light of these facts, gentlemen
of both branches of the 181 S-20 Legisla
ture, representing both factions —those
desirous of placing the capitol in ths
center of ths state, and those opposed
to any change from the preaent loca
tion—have announced themaelves in
favor and support of the provision made
bv the constitutional oonvention last
held. They recognise, as doee the pres
ent state administration, that the Isaue
is one which must be speedily brought
to a conclusion, and they stand for mak
ing the required legal arrangements to
reach that conclusion this year.
State-wide political Issue* ordinarily go
directly to thr people, without any necea
alty for meeting le*al technicality. This
Issue, however. Is not of the ordinary
variety. It* final aettlemant oan com*
throu*h no other legal mean* than action
on the part of the state legislature sub
mitting it to a popular vote.
That government founded on th* oon
sent of those governed 1* tb* only Arm and
substantia! kind.
Why ths Issue Naada to la Oattlad.
For tpn years there has been conatantly
growing an agitation for removal of th*
state capital to a location nearer ths cen
ter of Georgia At the time of Its origin
It was treated lightly, and ten ysava ago
was probably not an Iseu* of state-wide
Importance. Development In that space
of ttm* of tha wonderful wilderness and
wlld-land southern portion of Georgia Into
the greatest farming, trucking aied fruit
growing section of the southeast added
auch Impetus to the desire for central
location cf the state government that
It attained the scope of a big and broad
atate issue several years ago. Four year*
ago representatives of a majority of the
counties In the state committed them
selves not lo a movement lo remove the
capltol from Atlanta to Macon, but to
the proposition that this Issue is of such
site and Importance It must be pawed
upon and determined by th* voting popu
lation of Georgia as a whole,
Thr magnitude which It has. or already
had at that time, reached manifested tt
eelf several yea's ieo In the G"orx'a Leg
islature when effort* were made to make
disposition of the old and dilapidated
hong# ueed since 1172 aa a "governor’*
mansion ." a piece of property acquired
by (hr slate from Mr. John K James,
of Atlanta, at a cost In that day of
>OO worth of seven per cent Georgia bonds
"Capitol removal" prevented action thsn
on the ground that "thr peoplr mutt
settle the laeue by vote first."
Soubaequently. or about three year#
sgo. efforts were mad* in th* Legisla
ture to have the state purchase from
the Jackson estate real estate In Juxta
position to the present capltol property,
ror th* purpose of erecting an annex
building in order that the present build
ing. then overflowing, might be relieved
to gome extent of th# preagure upon It#
Increaglrg Inadequacy That effort met
the same fate. "Capltol removal" pre
vented action until the people should be
a’lowed to vote on the Issue
The effort to negotiate a sale of the
present mansion property and purchase
more suitable property upon whl*h to
erect a new mansion suffered the tame
experience They all hare bean blocked
by the "capltol removal issue."
Must Have Mere Room.
Nearly three years aro Governor H*r
rl* on nit own responsibility, * n d tn or
der to make room in the atate capltol
for the new member* of th* state court
of appeal* rented In th* name of th*
state, and at a very substantial rental—
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in three figures—a residence building op
posite the capitol in which to house the
state military department. The conges
tion in the capitol bfcd to be relieved
and there was no other way to relieve
it. At the time It wae said this building
would afford ample room for she military
department and several committee rooms
for the Legislature. (By the way. there
is jio sueh thing in the present capitol
as a legislative committee room of any
kind.y When the military establishment
moved in it required, and is now using,
the entire residence building.
More recently, when the legislature
created the state department of archives,
and the time came to classify and re
move the records of the state, it was
found the department had nowhere to
go, and there has had to be erected in
the lobby on the top floor of the build
ing a series of stalls and shelves where
these records are stored In the open.
In the past few months the unsanitary
and congested condition of the basement
under the capitol became such that the
state health department, which has been
housed there for years, had to move.* To
provide a place for them Governor Dor
sey on hie own responsibility, rented an
other residence building—the Jackson
property which the Legislature had twice
refused to buy—and that is wholly de
voted to the use of this one department.
A portion of the state agricultural de
partment has had.to be transferred from
the first floor into the basement of the
capitol building because of lack of other
accommodations and, when the state bu
reau of markets was created and offices
were required, it became necessary to
eliminate and tear out one of the toilets
on the first floor, overhaul that space
and make of it an office for the state
director.
And still there Is not one legislative
committee room In the entire building,
nor sufficient room for the appelate
court*, since tn at least one instance a
blind flooring ha* had to be run in half
way down from the ceiling in one of the
rooms, in order to make it Into two
rooms.
Why the Governor Says Settle It.
These are the conditions at the capitol
as they stand today.
At the mansion there 1* an even worse
state of affair*. During the administra
tion of Governor Harris, and his occup
ancy of the mansion, its unsanitary and
dilap'dated condition caused him v> make
compialnt to the Legislature, and effort
then waa made to make other provisions
but the effort was stalled by "capitol
removal” as an issue tt> be settled first
Last winter, during Governor Dorsey's
occupancy of the manaion—he is stiil liv
ing there because the state provides no
where else for him to live—physical and
sanitary conditions at the mansion grew
still worse. The plastering fell from the
walls, the water pipes froze and burst;
the house was uncomfortable and wholly
unsatisfactory.
Toward the end of last year Governor
Doraey made the flat statement that the
point was reached when ‘this capitol re
moval issue must be settled orte way or
the other." He said, as he has since re
peated, that it has become a handicap,
and will remain so until It is voted on by
the people and gotten out of the way;
that it is standing in the way of develop
ment. repair and expansion of the state’s
properties to meet the actual pressing de
mands.
While these are probably not his exact
words, this i* the substance of his com
ment on the situation at that time, and as
it has been printed and repeated bv him
since: "It is an issue that must be
brought to an end. It appears that it
will keep coming up and getting In the
way of every effort to do anything about
the mansion or an annex to the capitol
until ths people have ended It. Therefore,
it ought to be submitted to the people as
quickly a* possible, and if they are go
ing to move the capitol to Macon, let's
know it and go ahead and build adequate
facilities down there. If they are not go
ing to move it. then let them untie our
hands and let’s go ahead and do the
things that are necessary here."
It is not by any means to be taken for
granted, either, that the governor hasn’t
a future Interest in what the people of
the state do on that score for in his
conversation on the subject, he has left
no room for mistake as to his sentiment
and intention. He Is an Atlantan and
quite naturally Is opposed to removal of
the capitol from Atlanta; so much so
that he has made it known when the vote
on It comes he will go to the ballot box
and register by his vote his desire that
It remain here—but he has been suf
ficiently broad not to side-step the Is
sue; he has been big enough to sav clear
ly that he wants to see it settled; settled
now.
Hart Is What It Needed.
As an outline of what the future con
template! : There ie to be a new man
sion somewhere In or near Atlanta. If
the people vote that way. It will likelv
be somewhere In the Druid Hills, and will
be a building comporting with the dig
nity of a governor'* mansion. There
must be an annex building sufficiently
large to house the entire department of
agriculture and Its aub-branches: the I
•tats board of health; the state military
department; the state geological depart
ment; the stats department of archives,
and possibly some of the other smaller
departments. To provide that property
will have to be bought adjoining the pres
ent capitol. on the opposite side of the
street, the buildings now thereon will
have to be wrecked and a new structure
must go up. When this Is dona the pres
ent capitol needs and will have to have
no little rubbing up and repairing.
These are th# necessities Thev are
why the governor has taken the demo
cratic view he holds in respect to termi
rtation of tha Issue.
On tha other hand, if the people vote
to move ths capitol to Macon, then pro
vision must be made there, In a manner
satisfactory to the people of the state,
for the erection of a handsome Georgia 1
marble state building sufficiently large '
to meet all those requirements the pres- ;
ent capitol doaan't meet now and for the
future, and u suitable mansion for the
governor will have to be provided. Those,
however. »re th* things which the two
faction* will have.to present to th# sat
isfaction of the people of the state when
the question la submitted for a popular
vote. It Will be then that th* comparative
advantage* to the state will have to be
drawn and the bualneas trade with the
people of Georgia will have to be made
In middle and north Georgia there are
•tata officials who have been consulted,
men familiar with the situation a* It ex
ists and with the statua of th* aute'a
property here and the hopelessness of
Improving It until there la a popular vote,
who view the situation In the identical
light as does the governor—that the laau*
must be settled and the handicap remov
ed. one way or the other. e« that the state
may move forward.
Only On* Legislative Point.
Insofar as the slat* legislature Is con
cerned, there is but one point to be cov
ered; Is there an Issue Involved?
The highest constituted body In state
government has fixed the manner of dis
posing of such an lagtie. when the consti
tutional convention said by ordinance It!
bun be settled by the people. If in future i
(after the sitting of that convention) the
location of «h» capitol should be brought !
Into issue The convention did not sav
nor can the etate legislature say. that the
capitol must b» moved, or must stay ;
] where It is The people of Georgia are j
sole Judges of that What they sav at
the next general election ie the verdict !
under which the etate muet proceed And !
'hen Improvements ard enlargements cub I
go on, or a new building cr n be provided
The measure submitting It to the people
I* expected to pas* through the legists
>ur* before the middle of tne session has
beca reached.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25
HEAD HEHALO WAN (S
Oil, wliat a lummyache!
“Wich’t we’d ct them
prunes”
Judy and Tommy and
Tewser too had gone on a
strike against prunes!
prunes!! prunes!!!
It’s one of the funniest
strikes ever seen.
MARYPICKFORD
in Jean Webster’s famous
play
“Daddy Long Legs”
7 Reels of Fun and Pathos
Directed by Marshall Nei
lan.
STRAND SOQN
STRAND
TODAY
Alice
Brady
yM'M’Attttt* ■ttmtmmmui im
I V "
\ ALICE BRADY f
•- -- f 'k'Si.
—IN—
“THE
WORLD TO
LIVE IN”
Cr.n a girl take everything,
have he world to live in*
and give nothing in re
turn?
Modjeska
June
Elvidge
*
—IN—
“Love
and the
Woman”
Story of at changeling ba
by reared in luxury who
found the meaning of real
love when the secret of
her lowly birth became
known.