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CLARKE COUNTY COURIER 0i. \ T V—NUMBER 20 ATHENS, GEORGIA, APRIL 28, 1009. PRICE *1.00 A YEAR MAYOR DORSEY GIVES A FEW SOUD FACTS TO THE GRAND JURY He Gives Some Reasons Why the Officers of the Courts Should Be Put on the Salary Basis. When Mayor Dorsey is not found looking after the interest of his town you may know that there is some thing seriously the matter. If he is ever caught napping we rarely ever hear of it. He has been trying a good many cases since he became mayor. He tries almost anything that is done, even to the direst of crimes, and the other day he was called up before the grand jury to give some reasons why he does this, and they tell us that he grew real eloquent when he began to tell them his reasons, which can be summed up as follows: "The city of Athens has police and firemen to pay as well as all the city officers; it has the streets to keep up and the water works to maintain; she has the children to educate and a hundred other legiti mate and necessary expenses to make us what we should be. A crime is committed, the police are called upon to arrest the offender, which they do. They risk their lives in the arrest, he is brought to the calaboose and placed therein, AU this has to be done by the city and its authorities. If the county had to do it there would have to be warrants sworn out, and a hundred murders would be committed before an arrest could be made, doubtless. After the city must do all the work, I think the city should get some of none: other court officers, which will run the cost up to nearly *75, which must come out of the pockets of the tax payers. The defendant is fined seventy-five dollars, half of which goeB into the pocket of the solicitor and the balance into the pockets of the court officers. So you see when the case is tried in the mayor’s court the people get all the benefit of the fine or the benefit of the fine or the work on the streets.” Then.he was asked what in his opinion was the best thing to do, and he unhesitatingly remarked that the thing to do in this state, if we expect to get real justice, was to put the court officers on salaries. This is what we have contended for all the time. Human nature suggests that the only way to get the right thing done is to pay a stated salary for the work, and many more people would be punished than are now, as many must suffer who are not able to pay, but the man who has the money can pay out, and the officers are glad because there is more money in their pockets, when if the rich and poor were put on the same level under the law more jus tice would be meted out than is. We are glad the mayor told the thing straight, and we*are glad that the grand jury agreed with him and intimated that he should go on with the great and good work of equal izing crime while the people get the THE CHANCE OF A LIFE TO SECURE PUBLIC'HOSPITAL An Opportunity to Get a Splendidly Equipped Hospital at a Greatly Reduced Price. Are we to have a hospital? A city of nearly 20,000 people and still growing without a public hospital is something that you sel dom hear of in this enlightened and humane country. Do we have and do we feel the need of it? ABk the man whose wife gets sick, and he must attend to his business and cannot get competent nurse. He will tell you of its importance. Ask the person who is run over by an automobile, or falls off a house or in some way injured, and he will tell you that it would be a boon to suffering bn manity, yet Athens hesitates, and the people squeeze their dimes and dollars and say let well enough alone. Other cities have humanitarians and philanthropists who put up big sums to Btart the movement; other municipalities with an eye to re ducing the sick pauper expenses and givipg them the best attention, issue bonds and help equip the hospital, and Athens seems to think it is not needed, and if there are any phil anthropists here we must confess we have not found out- their exaet loca tion yet. But the time is ripe now, and our people should get together as a unit and do something in this line. We understand that the mag- nifioent sanitarium, which is new. and the splendidt^uipioent recently placed therein by Dr. Born will be offered for sale by Mr. Joseph Hull, the receiver, and us it is in an ideal location, away from the noise and dust, surrounded by a magnificent grove and broad acres, and delight ful fields, making it really an ideal place for a hospital, that a company composed of the people of Athens, all of whom may need such a place sooner or later, should look into the matter of purchasing it, while it can be gotten at a figure that it will never reach again. We nominate Dr. H. C. White, whose ambition is to secure a good hospital for Athens, as the man to push it to completion, and we would suggest that all otir people who want a place like this where you can go when you are sick and be cared for by your own physician, to see Dr. White and lend hitn a helping hand. Let us do the work now. We ought to purchase that hospital and have it in running order in a month. Don’t delay. The physicians of Athens should oom$ in and help this enterprise, as it is badly needed THE GREATEST + 4* d* •> + d* 4* 4» d* •&+ ♦ + + ♦ + + + + ♦ + + + 4* 4* 4* ♦ + 4* + •hd* + •h 4* + + + 4* * ' * Altho’ its April—We are Showing HAY STYLES ] M 0 The Popular Suit Department $6.50 AU New $8.50 $9.50 Blue Linene Coat Suit with White and Pink Coat Suits; Blue and Lavender Coat Sui* white rep Collar, Cuffs and pock- very dressy has no collar-pretty very dressy; coat has bands o t-L n ,l C l y , t ? ilored , “3 lace insertion front and back, lace let in both front and back, skirt, both trimmed with good . . , , .... ... sleeves are tucked and cuffs are pearl buttons. You will see suite 8 . ves * ace m iia formed of lace bands. Skirt is advertised at 810.00, not as cuffs. This suit wouldn’t be j a ce trimmed—it’s a pretty model good. * high at $12.50. a nd worth considerably more. In The Popular Waist Department $2.00 $2.50 Waist of Persian Lingerie, tucked and trimmed with Baby Irish Embroidery, and Val Lace Waist fastens down the front un der a cluster ol tucks. Sleeves are long also tucked in clusters. Waist of French Lingerie elab orately trimmed with round thread lace and baby Irish med allions. long sleeves and Dutch Neck. Call for it—it’s the newest model out. At 19c worth 25c Corset Covers, plain, with lace and beading on the edge. You couldn’t buy the material for 19 cents. We don’t believe you could get one made for 19 cents.