Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-20
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SA ~ CONVICTED " FERMENTATION
.4OowsnrNEzs AND MURDERS.
CONVICTED DECENTRALIZATION

his baby child in its mothers betokens a
serious condition Of affairs in Georgia Per
haps there is remedy for such violence long
the government is in partnership with liquor manU-
facturers but does seem to me that politicians
would do well to study home conditions state at
fairs under these difficulties exert themselves
remedy them. The poor wife and mother was
such agony of fright horror that there may be
three victims terrible tragedy before it
ended. 1t was quite enough kill the average
and the terror of such murders makes shiver
this distance from the scene of the killing
The tax liquor a war measure put to tide
the Civil difficulties to but the
war ended forty-five and yet this war tax
continues. 1t has been measure of HI and HUI
destruction Three times the Georgia legislature
record thirty-odd years abolish this
internal collected from liquor making. but
latter day Legislators be perfectly indif
ferent the diabolic partnership OF government
with liquor makers.
In Georgia 1t absorbs nearly all the governments
share to the expenses of collecting the tax 1t
does Georgia good financially a money point
of view, and eternity alone can tell dreadful
iniquity of the whole business to human souls.
The liquor is placed in bonded warehouses am
guarded by Mr.. Tafts officials. who all the
north Georgia country hunting up the little stills
that the big liquor may competition.
If we did feel that there is avenging who
will in due time punish such Of civic right
eousness would be authorized revolt against
this tyranny in most forcible manner
The story Of north Georgia troubles with the row
officials would be as tragic. if written as the
story of St Bartholomew day in old
been story OF spies and injustice side. AMI
neghborhood brigandage and feuds on the other.
Liquor making by the government and liquor sell
ing under state licenses has brought crirns.
more and more dissatisfaction in the United
States than everything else in the of its
perience
1t filled Atlanta jails with criminals and
pected criminals and swarms witnesses for and
against them fill the city at regular Intervals 1t
has destroyed homes, broken up neghborhoods. spit
churches and sacrificed numberless ictims to the
Moloch of iniquity
And verify believe that nothing will be done to
stop this partnership of the government with big
whisky makers and this persecution of little whisky
makers until the of the country given the
liberty to it out.
Locker clubs in the big cities have completely
lifted state prohibition in Georgia. Near-beer
looms open liquor Shops primary
tion in Georgia gave convincing testimony thar
have nothing expect from our politicians as to
wiping out this internal revenue system by which
the United States government fills with spies
ana treason ana Dloodthlrsty Drigands
GEN. NoGI AND HIS WIFE KILL THEMSELVES.
1t unthinkable that sane sensible hu-
beings would suicide as a tribute
to a dead emperors memory, yet the cables bring
word that General Nogi. the most distinguished of
Japanese generals, of brilliant
of the Russ-Jap war. himself to show his
grief for his royal master.
a citizen of America the very act of suicide
secret trouble or guilt or for
a diseased mind. To the japanese citizen, of the
style it signifies devotion loyalty to ancient
creeds and dogmas. Perhaps we cannot understand
the lines of distinction complete self-sacri-
flee and complete devotion everyday duty as the
Jap sees it. but it does if there be
loose in the mental part cause respectable
people to take their lives. General Nogi has
enjoyed the love and confidence of his fellows yet
he has deliberately stabbed himself death and per-
suaded his wife do likewise. 1t has given dis
tinct shock to admirers of Intelligent
acter. The appeared to be superior in every
thing that marks lofty character to the hide-bound
Chnarnan that we painfully impressed with SUD
den lack Of real greatness in the most noted public
character in Japan t--
Thank God the civilization which attends the
Christian religion! The of better things after
death, and the forbearance that Christians feel TO-
wards their erring brothers. would always discredit
suicide for settlement of earthly troubles with
healthy minds.
1t is not written the emperor was the
equal of his great chief in respect The
rifce was needless. the act visionary tribute 70
something indefinite and a palpable evidence the
need of belief in higher to give soidity to
human character Poor Mrs Nogi The general
killed himself to for his emperor, and the
killed herself to show everybody she could do
it, too! Alas!
BE CAREFUL ABOUT DRAINS AND BACKYARD
FILTH.
The universal story of typhoid diseases
against foul drains and disease germs. The autumn
with hot and rank vegetable growth IS
prolific of malarial diseases I think the most OF
persons careful but sometimes there fouI
drinking places where malarial germs are not
pected. In my young days have known neighbor
hoods swept with typhoid victims, sometimes half
dozen in family, and a thorough search
would reveal for the disease
This long hot spell has followed long season,
the has developed all the live germs that
latent in muddy places where drains have loft
a deposit debris. We certainly need watch
closely for the typhoid germs, because they so
deadly develop insiduously where
pected.