Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
.CORONERS FOES
START MOVE To
ABOLISH OFFICE
Grand Jury Asks the Richmond
County Representatives to In
trOduce Necessary Bill.
BY JAMES 3. NEVIN.

BY JAMES 3. NEVIN.
II Freedom doesn't SHREK and Lib
eIty bow her head in Clsmay when
the news gets around that Richmond
County will undertake in the neN,
Legislature to abolish the ancient and
honorable Office Of Co.oner. there viii
be something exceedingly ~.iang
about 10,
Ana yet that j. precisely what
Richmond County vi3 undertake TO.
~ 10. already its grand jury ha
reeomm- aded 60 the gounu's three
representatives tina, they introduce 20
bin in the mex, House looking TO tnat
end
True. nobody knows exactly What
PARTICULAR o. indispensable use the
people now have for Coyoncls and It
is entirely probably that the old world
would wag on IL they were put out Of
business one and ah--yct, Georgia ai-
wavs has had COuoncrs ana il would
seem mighty strange 20 have TO do
without them
Whenever one Georgian asks an
other Georgian. WHY Is Coroner
the inevitable and .one reply l., We'll
ne /" the only man who can arrest the
Saslln,"
II somebody else might be author
ized TO arrest the Sheriff WheneNc
that gentleman needs aIresting there
would be no reply whatever 20 tn"
query, Why 81 Coroner
II the Georgia Legislature really
takes the time 10 think il over Il may
abolish CoIoncrs moreover.
Thr COW question again is Fostering
Thomasyil.e--famo i'm Georgia song
and story for its lAdylihc treatment OK
COWS
There is grand struggle ON be
tween the pro and and-OoW factions
10 whether the boviues shall be-
permitted to roam the street. at viii
hereaftei. or shall he Kept peuneI up
and out Of the public eye
The COW IL serious question 70
Thomssvllie All efforts TO Keep h..
Of the streets heretofore have failed.
The present Mayor is rampantly pro-
coU. out the enemy on the outside BE-
pushing him hard, and the next meet
ine OF the Thomasville city Council
is expected to bring he COW matter to
a crisis
The COWS always have won ia
Tnomasviile. however. and the bet
TING is that they will win again
Any new county moN ement that
proposes TO take any territory from
Ciinch County viii meet vigorous OPP
position, according TO information re-
ceived from WayclJss
The grand jury serving al superior
Court has gone on record As being ops.
posed 10 any division Of Clinch CouH-
~.
The new Prison Commit toner. APP
pointed 70 serve out the term Of tho
ate Commissioner Wiley Williams.
re1oices in the unique and thrilling
nickname OF "Bullbat"
"Bullbat' Rainey got his affection
ate nickname from the fact that once
IN the Georgia Legislature hc intro
duced measure looking TO the pro-
lection OF the bullbat-Sometimes call
ed the whip poor will-which failed
OF passage. even though IL brought its
author surprising fame
Rainey is very popular especially
among the newspaper contingent and
edits perhaps the very best semi.
weekly In Georgia. He long advocated
the protection Of bullbats under the
law because he claimed that they are
insect deStroying birds, and very use
ful to the farmers
Hon. Seaborn Wright the famous
Prohibition leader of Floyd Is deliv-
ering some red-hot anti-near- beer
speeches throughout the State.
He says he knows way to put the
near-beer places and the locker clubs
out Of business, and the impression Is
that he viii not cease campaigning
until long after the Legislature has set
tied down 10 business next summer
Standardized Randolph Anderson.
OF Savannah. is an Atlanta visitor.
AR. Anderson is one Of the veterans
OF the Georgia Legislature. and is a
candidate for President Of the next
Senate.
His opponent is Senator elect John
Allen. OF Baldwin, a mighty popular
and strong man.
This race is regarded as very in
definite. as neither man likely has suf-
hcient strength pledged al present 10
elect 10 the presidency.
John Copeland. Deputy Insurance
COMMISSIONS. VINO gets J.riel next
week, was particularly cordial m his
congratulations te his friend Repre-
sentative Bauy Wright who got mar
ried last night.
Both hail from Rome.
Representative Gordon I've is iu At
fauta. ON his way tu Washington i..
the extra session OF congress
SIR Lee fingered longer m Georgia
Eu.iuz the recess than ant uta
rafnoe. of The delegation
Under the leadership oI Ar. Under
wood with the cordial corporation
II tile President and the House of
preventative. Ar Lee believes the
Mouse viii par a tariff hli up tU thv
Senate that mol only viii pass easily
but VIII reflect genuine and lasting
credit upou irs author.
re does not anticipate prolonged
session Of Congress under the Pres 10
Gents sperfgl CALI