The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-12

Deaf SIR Your letter Of the 50th
eaelekns cppas rom The Col
aen Aae received
zoe slupne referred 20 Is very
ilaNinF. e in no wise attempts TO
Hlte Ifae conditions In Atlanta
Atlanta m ben growth has reas-
enable Increases every year. bat pro-
hlalian has not been the cause OF
anF ~ that increase
% 1909, Atlanta increased her
territory nmis by about double,
nbieh braush, into the city a great
deal 90 territory that was already
huilf up. and very valuable. and
uafufally when placed upon the tax
books increased tha volume of rev.
onue Prohibition had nothing
whatever TO DO with this increase.
neither 90 attribute the increase in
the bank ciearings 20 prohibition.
Prohibition may have some good
noiais. bar they are not OF sufficient
moment 90 Justify Il In claiming the
The comparisons made by the Col
den Age In 1907 and 1912, in view
~ what / have said above. are out
faKeous and should aot be taken
seriously
We have had a gain of twelve mil
lion ln real estate values this year.
When q comes 20 the question of
prohibition In Atlanta. / regard 1t as
en- absolute farce We have one
hundred and seyenty-one beer sa-
looms. which dispense all kinds of
mait iiquor drinks. and eighteen So
eiai clubs with a membership rang
tns from ten 90 hfteen thousand,
where liquors OF all kinds are dis
peased. This. not 60 say anything
of blind tigers everywhere.
! enclose You an article which APP
peared Ia the Constitution on Mon
daY morning. which may be of some
Falue 10 you.
While | am opposed to prohibition,
and al other sumptuary laws of that
character. yet / would prefer you
90 not use my name In an official
capacity You can quote or print
the parts ! have given you here as
iFue. Very respectfully,
The above Is from the pen or an
omclal az the VERY HEAD OF the
CRY GOVERNMENT OF ATLANTA
on his oaiciai stationery over his
oun signature The original can be
seen by calling on Mr. Harrison.
Alarming Prevalence Of Crime in
Atlanta
Constitution Sept. p
The records al police station and
Grady hospital show that for the
iast fortnight Atlanta has gone thru
the bloodiest and most crime-steeped
period 81 Us history. except when
riot conditions have existed.
The crime revealed IN the pages
81 the newspapers for the last sew
efal days has been +he talk of the
town The front page alone of the
Constitution on Sunday morning
showed one killing and a stabbing,
while that OF Monday showed two
more sensational shooting affairs.
These four infractiOns. which hap
uened 20 be called prominently into
che public eye, scarcely scrape the
surface OF the criminal doings dur
ing The last two weeks.
The police are at loss to explain
these conditions.
Grady Has Strenuous Time
Grady hospital has Just passed
through two OF the most serenuous
secks OF its existence. Police head
quarters IS filed with prisoners of
Rl types. Bandaged bodies and
cracked skulls appear upon the by
ways OF the underworld.
a graphic illustration has been
drawn 0f the need OF better facilities
and additional men by the police de-
...It tAstA.sAA arc AEANHoAAf " NblALG
aua-staiions. also. has been wildly
Impressed upon the civic govern
meat
Authorities at Grady hospital ap-
proAlmate a list Of victims from trag-
edies since August 10 as $50 or
more. The fatalities. they say, will
reach ten and even higher. The pis-
toi. the dirk. sandbags and clubs
contributed their liberal quota.
So far as has been ascertained,
this number of victims exceeds any
record heretofore established. Police
data shows no greater record, and
neither does hospital history In adj
aIiion. the number OF arrests is
greater than ever before.
an Ngnsnffufs Caf Chara