Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-05

OF last month that induced more persons to
become drunk than in January 1905 or II
rate something actuated 229 persons to get
arrested last month. In 1908 the January ar
rests amounted to 17S.
MACON. Wednesday something like $50. 800
win be distributed in Bibb county by Or
binary C. NJ Wiley, the man who sits behind
he bags Of pension money when IL comes
here from Atlanta. Bibb county ranks about
fourth among the counties OF the state, but Is
even higher I'm the matter Of pensions. More
money is given out here TO the old soldiers o
the INDECENT widows than in Chatham county.
CuTHBERT.-Mr Louis Eden suffered a
painful accident Monday by stepping Into the
suano conveyer at the Cuthber oil mills
and badly crushing his foot and leg.
sAVANNAH.-The resignation of Major w.
B. Stephens. Of the Savannah Volunteer
Guards. battalion Of Coast Artillery, caused
some surprise in Savannah TO large number
companies of the Guards knew Of his lnten-
ton to resign. Major Stephens has been an
excellent Officer He brousht the Guards to
a very high state OF efficiency. 1t is be-
Heved here he will be succeeded by Judge
George T. Cam. former captain of the
Guards. and who is thorough military man
and crack rifle shot.
sAVANNAH.-The Gainesville Midland rail-
road stockholders have reelected all the Of
ficers and directors The Gainesviel and
Athens Construction company, which was or
ganibed for the purpose of building a ter
minaI and some mileage for the Gainesville
Midland having served its purpose, plans were
made at the same time to wind up Its af-
fairs. The construction company will soon go
out Of business
SAVANNAH The Catholics Of Savannah
observed Candemas day In each Of their
churches with special services The feast Of
the publication Of the Ntrgtn Mary was also
observed by the Episcopaiians with special
communion at 10 o'clock.
MoULTRIE, Ca, Feb 2-The sale Of near
beer in the city of MOultrie, ran amuck in less
Than two weeks from the attempt. few days
ago, Mr.. J. ]. Parnell, Of Pelham, Ca, came
over and opened up beer stand In open stiS
full protection under an 'old soldiers license
After running one day, the city authorities had
him arrested and fined him one hundred dollars,
or hundred days on the street.
The first night after HIS arrest he escaped
from the officers, but was captured next dsy IN
Meigs Ca. and brought back and placed on
the street to work out his fine, where he faith
fully discharged this duty for about ten Gays,
then succeeded in raising his fine he was
then carried before the city court, where ne
plead guilty and received a sentence of twelve
months without a right to pay out, but to work
on the public chain-gang. However. through
sympathy of the court on account Of his fine
and service to the city, this sentence was sus-
pended, short intervals at time, provided tne
defendant would enter into some legitimate busl-
ness and during his good behavior. he was
not properly ''geared up" with the protecuon ne
thought he had, so To-Day ne leIt MOulthAes SOAnS
poorer and much wiser.
Those counties Of the state that intend to
wor felony convicts under the new convict
quired by their guards and overseers very
cheaply from the state prison department, ac-
cording to announcement given out at the OF
fiees OF the prison commission.
When the new law becomes operative the
state will find itself with a large number OF
guns on its hands Tse g, srs .6 STs f f P Das
in the guarding of convicts; but aIter April l
the state will have no further use for them.
Secretary Yancey, of the prison commits
sion. saws that the commission will sell the
guns TO counties asking for them at second
hand prices on the original wholesale price at
This will make the quotation for the guns very
low. They are all said to be in serviceaole
condition. They are Remington lo-gauge the
best gun the commission able to find for
it's purposes.
SAVANNAH Ga. Feb. 2.-Wm C. Graves.
a planter from Barrys Landing, s. G., Is
thought to have been lost in the blizzard FRI
day night while trying to get home from
Savannah in Nsptha launch. The boat mas
been found beached and empty.
Mr.. Graves had a wife and six children.
Report is, around the offices of the state com
missioner Of agriculture, that the biggest oat
crop in the history of the state has pulled
through the cold wave thus far with damage
so slight as to be hardly worth considering,
how the farms OF Georgia this year ex-
pected to give the biggest yield Of oats on
record and some fear has existed, IN cohhec t.
that the young oats would suffer some damage
from the recent cold. But the crop has NOT
beeA hurt according to Commissioner Hudson
and Assistant Commissioner Wright. few
OF the more forward shoots have been nipped,
but it is believed that the impending thaW VIII
leave them all practically unchanged In every
part of the state.
Tom G. Hudson Of Schley county. the state
commissioner Of agriculture, wants to meet tho
man who 'phOned TO his Office, Monday, and
asked the following question of j. +. Johnson,
fertilizer clerk, while the commissioner was
Say. this man Tom Hudson, know he comes
from Schley county. But where under the
heavens Is Schley county? Can you tell me?'
Now, If there is one thing that features Tom
q. Hudson, commissioner Of agricultude. more
than any other thing about him, except his
perennial handshake, 1t is the fact that he halls
from Schley county. 1t is no bigger than a
mans shirt-tail he is wont to explain to new
aeQuaintances; but, according TO MIN, IL Is ths
finest county the sun shines on IN the state
of Georgia or elsewher. SO when Mr.. johnson
reported the inquiry to him. Tuesday ne was
You're iokinr"' ne charged; but Mr. John
son avowed he was not. "what did he look
like?'' But Mr.. Johnson could not describe MIN
from a telephone impression Where did ne say
he comes from?" He hadn't said
well / wonder where that man has been
living all his life" the next remark OF
the outraged commissioner uNtcicu WIN NbS
nearest approach to real indignation he mas ever
shown THAT man don't know his own state
n he can't locate Schley county. l wish l
could meet him. He's got lot to learnt!
sA
An interesting point in the new convict law
has been DIT up to Attorney General Hart by
the state prison commission
The commission wants some light on that
part of Section OF the new law that pro-
vides follows:
And the commission may at any time, when
such labor is needed, upon the request OF
AUTHORITIES in charge, place as many as fifty
of sch convicts to work pom the property OF
any state instittion.'
The aestion that Is pzzlng the commission
and the one that the attorney general Is ex-
pected TO clarity is whether not the prison
Commission is obligated by that section of the
law 10 finish convicts for other than tempo
rary purposes. The commission wants to
know how II is to spply the men. and after
thew are spilled how the state is going to pro-
vide for their keep; whether the prison depart
ment must put up stockades to hold the men
and whether the department must pay for
the guards and the supplies for the convicts
while at such institutions.
A broad Interpretation OF the provision would
mean that the distribution planned by the
prison department of the convicts at its dis
! posal after. April l might be seriously ham,
pered for there are many state institutions in
Georgia Among them there eleven dis
or all of which, might apply for the laws al
lowance.