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REFORM NEEDED
GOVERNOR WOULD MAKE JUS-
TICE EASIER FOR THE POOR
TO OBTAIN.
TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
in His Message to the Legislature
Governor Slaton Will Probably
Urge Needed Change in Court
Procedure.
—Atlanta.
Governor Slaton will probably call
attention, and may make recommen
dations, in his annual message to
the legislature to one needed in court
procedure in the matter of defending
persons indicted for felony charges
and who may not have means to em
ploy counsel.
Under long established custom, In
a great many cdses, counsel is ap
pointed for such accused persons on
the very day of the trial. This rare
ly gives lawyers a fair opportunity
to prepare their defense intelligently
and with the care the state has had
ample opportunity for so doing in
such cases.
This practice undoubtedly often re
sults in accused parties failing to
have proper defense and adequate
preparation of their cases. Instances
now and then arise in the matter of
pardons, commutations or paroles,
where material facts, which might
have served to ameliorate the punish
ment administered, were not brought
out in the trial through this very
difficulty of counsel appointed not
having opportunity to secure and
question witnesses and study the
case carefully.
Now and then it becomes rather
the clear duty of the commission and
the governor to right some wrong
thus visited upon an accused and con
victed person. This miscarriage of
Justice, of course, befalls negroes
more frequently than others, because
a very much larger percentage of
that race, when indicted on felony
charges, have no resources at band
to employ competent counsel in ad
vance. *
Therefore, Governor Slaton be
lieves it would often prevent such
wrongs, and tend to strengthen the
court decisions, and at the same time
work to the end of preventing un
necessary delays in the enforcement
of merited punishment, if changes
could be made to require judges in
such cases to appoint counsel some
weeks or days in advance, so cases
could be prepared and justice held in
even scale.
Former Governor Brown is also of
the opinion that some change of this
character would prove a good one.
Governor Slaton has not yet start
ed work on his annual message, but
the above is one feature he will prob
ably incorporate in it in some way,
either by calling attention to the
matter or by making a direct recom
mendation.
Many lawyers, with whom he has
discussed this idea, agree with the
executive and say that it would be
fairer both to the lawyer so named
and the party acused of crime.
Experts to Be Put in Charge.
Representatives of the United
States government, the state highway
departments and the American High
way association, will arrive in Atlanta
early in February, after making an
inspection of the Washington-Atlanta
national highway for the purpose of
placing it under the supervision of
three government" engineers. This in
formation comes to Fred Houser, sec
retary of the Atlanta convention bu
reau, in a letter from J. E. Pennypack
er, secretary of the American High
way association. Mr. Pennypacker
states that arrangements have been
made between the American Highway
association and the United States bu
reau of public roads, whereby three ex
perts will be placed upon continuous
duty upon this highway. The object of
the trip to Atlanta, which will be made
in automobiles, will be tq..^courage
the co-operation of the various counties
through which the highway passes.
Fulton County Gets Girls' Home.
The board of managers of the Geor
gia Training School for Wayward Girls
considered bids and propositions from
several counties and Georgia commun
ities for the location of the school for
delinquent and corrigible girls, at a
meeting, accepted the bid of Fulton
county, which offered them the best
proposition. Fulton county offered a
cash consideration of? 7,500 and 50
acres of land, extending the board of
managers the option of two tracts —
one on Stewart avenue, near Hape
ville, known as the Harriet Hawkes
Industrial school site, and the other
tract near the Chattahoochee river,
known as Baker’s Ferry, out the Ad
amsville road.
Governor May Not Annul Act.
Governor Slaton announced his de
cision in the famous Nash-Obear con
troversy. The decision was adverse to
Adjutant General Vai Holt Nash and
retains Quartermaster General Wil
liam G. Obear in office. The chief ex
ecutive holds that the office of quar
termaster general was created by act
of the legislature and his duties pre
scribed by such legislative act. It is
not within the province of the gover
nor to annul an act of the general as
sembly, even if it should conflict with
an order of the war department. It
will be for the legislature next sum
mer to decide whether the militia of
Georgia shall continue to be subject
to state regulation and control, or
whether it shall be made a part of the
United States army. So long as the
adjutant general receives his pay from
the state and not from the national
government, the governor sees no rea
son why he should not* continue in of
fice and- continue to perform the duties
of his office. If the legislature sees
fit it can abolish the office at its next
meeting next summer.
Book Commission Split.
Developments so far in the investi
gations of the McCrory school book
commission make it practically certain
that there is not and cannot be any
unanimity of sentiment in that body as
to the plan for Georgia to enter the
school book publishing business. Tes
timony so far brought out make it al
most certain that the overwhelming
sentiment of the commission, as now
composed, will be in opposition to the
state going into the publishing busi
ness. Representative McCrory, author
of the resolution and one of the most
persistent advocates of the state en
gaging in the undertaking of publish
ing its own school books, is certain to
remain firm in his original position in
this matter. He is not convinced that
the state will not make a very mate
rial saving in so doing, and all the tes
timony in opposition so far developed
has not changed him a hair’s breadth
in that opinion.
Famous Ante-Bellum Negro Dead.
In the death at Roswell of William
Jackson, one of the oldest of ante
bellum negroes has passed away. Dad
dy Williams, as he was known by ev
ery one, was supposed to be at least
95 years old. As a slave he was owned
by Major Bulloch, and was one of
the servants present at the marriage
of Miss Mittie Bulloch to Mr. Roose
velt, father of Col. Theodore Roose
velt. On the occasion of Colonel
Roosevelt’s visit to his mother's home
a few years ago, Daddy William was
at Bulloch Hall to see his ‘'Miss Mit
tie’s boy." He was a member of the
Roswell Presbyteria nchureh, of which
he was for many years sexton. In his
seat in the gallery of the quaint church
he was a familiar figure. His funeral
will be conducted by Rev. Ralph Car
son, the pastor of the church.
Carrying Weapon Sometimes Justified.
In the case of Harirs vs. the State,
from Laurens county, handed down,
the court of appeals held that there
are circumstances in which the carry
ing of a concealed weapon is justifia
ble, and that the law is not always to
-be strictly construed. Harris had rea
son to believe that his home had been
invaded and its sanctity violated. He
accordingly procured a pistol and shot
the invader, who entered his home.
He was tried and convicted of carry
ing a concealed weapon. The court
holds that he was acting within his
rights and that it would have been
too much to require him to have pro
cured a license from the ordinary be
fore proceeding to defend his home.
The case against him was according
ly, reversed.
Atlanta Women’s Fight on Miss Nesbit
Homer George is chuckling gleeful
chuckles these mid-January days. The
reason? Sure, Mr. George is manager
of the Atlanta Theater, and that play
house has booked for February 26 and
27 Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, who is known
more or less in the newspaper prints.
Still that doesn’t supply sufficient
reason for Mr. George’s chuckles. Eve
lyn is billed to do some dancing, so
some good women here are up in arms
over the fact that she is to come to
Atlanta, and are airing their objec
tions in the local papers. Oh, no, that
won't help pack and jam the Atlanta
Theater, Mr. George opines slyly be
hind his hand!
Commission Investigates Costs.
Four lines of inquiry will be made
by the legislature textbook commission
as decided at a meeting held in State
Superintendent M. L. Brittain’s office.
They are as follows:
What a printing plant would cost
the state; at what price Georgia can
buy copyrights from authors; if copy
rights cannot be bought outright, at
what price can they be leased; how
much it will cost the state to publish
common school textbooks by contract
provided the state furnishes the texts.
Authors of a number of textbooks
were examined to find out what the
cost of the books were, and also what
royalties they received. They were
Lawton B. Evans, superintendent of
schools in Augusta; S. B. Sanford, pro
fessor at the state university, and G.
T. Hunnicutt of Atlanta.
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GEORGIA.
NEW BLOUSE DESIGNS
GARMENTS ARE BEING SHOWN IN
BEWILDERING NUMBERS.
Woman Must Be Difficult to Please If
She Can Not Find Just the
Right Thing That Best
Suits Her.
All sorts of tricks are resorted to in
an effort to glorify the already glori
fied blouses of the present season. In
looking over the hosts of alluring
new blouses arrayed in Washington
shops in bewildering numbers it would
seem almost beyond the power of
even the most prolific mind to conjure
up another novelty. Yet each time we
glance around we find more, prettier
than the last.
Only recently the sash has been
brought into service and played upon
In many unique devices to offset and
accentuate the charm of particular
models. As high-waisted, bloused
over effects are in favor now, broad,
swathed girdles and sashes are ap
pearing in the new designs and many
lovely colors are introduced as relief
notes.
Aside from the novelty of the blouse
design sketched for today, much of its
attraction can be attributed to the
wide Roman-striped girdle that Is
crushed loosely about the waist. As
the blouse is a white one, it will be
best to select one of the red-and-green
strlped ribbons on a cream-ground col
or, with perhaps finer stripes of green
and yellow.
White crepe de chine makes the
pretty blouse that is devoid of all
trimming save for the round silver
cord lacings in sleeves and across the
front. The fronts are left open at
the neck, but are drawn together at
the waist, and a white net yoke, made
with a corded shirring and narrow
heading, fills in the opening. Small,
firmly buttonholed eyelets are worked
on either side of the blouse opening
through which to run the lacing. It
is knotted just above the girdle with
ends hanging below. The two round
ed tabs that show below the girdle
are extensions of each blouse front.
The back and fronts are slightly
gathered to a square, shallow shoul
der yoke finished with corded seams.
The seams are wide at the armholes
and set in smoothly under a corded
seam below the normal shoulder line.
They are cut with a flaring-cuff exten-
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New Blouse Design In Which Several
Touches Are Included.
Bion that includes a tiny square turn
back flap on the outside of the wrist.
They are dart-fitted along the outside
of the forearm, and the silver cord
lacing hides the seam.
As a final touch there are the two
curved pocket openings below the
bust on either side. These are piped
with self-covered cording.—Washing
ton Star.
Color Combinations.
The soft velvet used in new evening
wraps drapes gracefully, furnishing
rich folds, that catch the light and
shade with exquisite effect. Emerald
and jnoss green are very pretty and
do not soli easily. The linings are in
evitably of China crepe of a corre
sponding or contrasting color, but the
corresponding shade is the more prac
tical for those who have not a series
of evening gowns, because with the
gown of one color, the velvet of the
wrap another, and the lining a third,
It Is well nigh impossible, unless very
great care is taken in choosing the
shade, to form a thoroughly success
ful combination or harmony of color.
Sometimes a fine plaiting of mous
seline de sole is applied on to the
extreme edge of the cloak inside, and
only shows when the wrap is thrown
open or off, while at others a broad
and beautiful lace runs down both
fronts of the mantle, laid on plain and
flat inside, and sometimes even deco
rates the entire hem of the evening
wrap with luxurious effect.
FRENCH DESIGN IS GOOD ONE
Frock of Brown Velvet Is Among the
Best of the Ideas That Have
Been Imported.
A French frock of brown velvet
trimmed with fur appears here. This
dainty piece of designing displays
all the originality commonly con
ceded as the attribute of Persian
modistes. Following the lifted gir
dle line which the gowns of the
elders are displaying the girdle of
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rich embroidery rounds upward to
ward the front, where a supplemen
tary piece, with corners tassel-weight
ed, breaks and softens the sharpness
of the curve. The plain bodice closes
with fur buttons, a band of the same
encircling the neck and sleeves and
edging the skirt. A close fitting cap
with crown of velvet is fitted to the
head by a band of the same embroid
ery in tones of brown which belts the
frock and ties under the chin with
velvet ribbon.
FASHIONS AND FADS
The pannier is being revived.
Yellow in any shade Is fashionable.
The surplice blouse is very much in
favor.
Very popular are the various tones
of red.
New sport coats have broad, soft
collars.
Shirring promises to be a popular
trimming.
Little tots are wearing coats of col
ored velvet.
In neckwear the turndown collar is
here to stay.
For hair ornaments peacock feath
ers are worn.
Soft white blouses are worn with
the tailored suit.
Simplicity is the keynote of the
smartest afternoon gowns.
Fashion indicates the return of ruf
fles for spring and summer.
Pottery Suitable for Flowers.
There should be harmony between
the flowers and the receptacles which
hold them. . A vase of flowers should
be plain and not ornate. It is strange
that so few houses are supplied with
vases suitable for flowers. Pottery
and glass holders are to be preferred.
The unglazed Rookwood and Gruby
ware are beautiful, but costly. There
are, however, many good imitations.
Cut glass, cypress glass, the Irides
cent, favrile and rock crystal, and
many other varieties of glass make
beautiful receptacles for flowers. A
wire screen placed on top of a wide
mouthed vase is a valuable aid in the
arrangement of flowers. The Japan
ese perforated holder, to be placed in
the bottom of a case, is also a splen
did idea. By using It each flower
stem can be put in a separate hole,
giving a most natural appearance, as
of flowers growing.
The size of the vase must be in pro
portion to the flowers It contains,
short-stemmed flowers requiring small,
shallow vases, and long-stemmed flow
ers, tall and deep ones. For example,
pansies, nasturtiums, sweet peas, re
quire low receptacles; roses, lilies and
chrysanthemums tall ones.
Cleansing a Felt Hat.
Every particle of dirt and dust may
be removed from a felt hat by rub
bing the entire surface with fine
sandpaper. This treatment will leave
the hat looking new.
DIDN’T HAVE TO ADOPT IT
Old Gentleman Merely Offered Hint to
Clerk of the Meteorological
Department.
He entered the meteorological of
fice and said in his jerky way:
“This ’ere’s where you give out
weather predictions, ain’t it?"
The clerk nodded.
“Well," continued the old man, “I
thought as how I would come up and
give you some useful tips.”
“Yes?” replied the clerk, politely.
"I’ve watched very carefully, an’ I
find that ye ain't always right.”
“No; we sometimes make mis
takes.”
“Course you do. We all do some
times. Now, I was thinkin’ as how a
line that used to be on the auction
handbills down in our county might
do fust rate on your weather predic
tions and save you a lot of explain
in’.”
“What was the line?”
“ ‘Wind an’ weather permittin’.' ”
. He went down without waiting to
say goodby.
Historic Tree Cut Down.
The old “Court” tree on KingHbor
ough hill, in the center of the Isle of
Sheppey, has been cut down. For
hundreds of years courts were held
under the tree verey Whit Monday,
only being discontinued in 1856, when
the King’s fqrry was replaced by a
bridge. From time immemorial the
“annual general court and law day In
the king’s name” was held before the
steward of Kingsborough, and the
homage was there sworn for the
choice of the constable, who held ju
risdiction over the Island of Sheppey.
The election of ferry warden and fer
ryman took place under the old tree,
and matters relating to the ferry be
tween Sheppey and the mainland were
here discussed. It is believed that
courts were held at the very spot on
Kingsborough hill from the earliest
Saxon times. —London Mail.
Death’s Sudden Visitation.
An English minister named Butler
is said to have witnessed the follow
ing: “In the town of Everdon ten
harvesters had sought refuge under a
hedge during a storm. Lightning
struck and killed four, who were left
as petrified. One was found holding
in his finger the snuff which he was
about to take. Another had a little
dead dog on his knees and had one
hand on the animal’s head, while hold
ing in the other hand some bread with
which he had been feeding it. A third
was sitting with his eyes open and
his head turned toward the storm.”
English Prudence.
Mrs. Briggs—So there’s not going to
be a postal strike, after all, Mrs. John
son.
Mrs. Johnson (remembering the coal
strike) —Well, you never can tell but
what, it may come at any<moment; so
I shall lay in a good stock of stamps
now. —Punch.
The world Is full of vain regrets.
Many a chicken wishes it had been
hard boiled before it had been born.
The only married man who ever
lived up to his wife's Ideal died the
day after the wedding.
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