Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-04
GORONERS FOES
START MOVE To
ABOLISH OFFICE
Grand Jury Asks the Richmond
County Representatives 10 In
trOduce Necessary Bill.
BY JAMES 3. NEVIN.

BY JAMES Is. NENlN.
II Freedom doesn't shrek and Lib
~ bow her head in disuay when
tie news gets around that Biohmou5
County will undertake Boz the next
Legislature to abolish tHe ancient and
honorable Office Of Coroner there viii
b. something exceedingly .uaug.
about it,
And yet that s, precisely what
Richmond County Wiz undertake TO
do. for ALREADY its grand jury has
recommended 10 the eouHtys three
Representatives tina, they Introduce "A
bin in the next House looking 10 that
end.
True. nobody knows exactly what
particular or indispensable use the
people now have for Cgrouers. and it
j. entirely probably that Jhe old world
would wag on II they were put out of
B business. one and aIi-yet. Georgia all
WAYS has had Coroners. and % would
seem mighty strange 10 have 20 do
without them.
Whenever one Georgian asks an
z other Georgian, why is "a Coroner
the inevitable and lone reply is, Wei
he IL the only man who can arrest the
Sheriff"
II somebody else might be author
ized 10 arrest the Sheriff whenever
thar gentleman needs aIrestiug there
would be no reply whatever 70 the
query. Why il a Coroner
~ the Georgia Legislature really
lakes the time 10 think 10 over it may
abolish Coroners. moreover
The COW question again Is Fostering /
Thomasyil'e-fam in Georgia song
and story for lbs ladylike treatment OF
ceWs
There Is grand struggle on be |
tween the pro and auti-Cow factions |
as TO whether the bovines shall be |
permitted 10 roam the streets at will
hereafter. or shall be Kept penned up
and out or the public eye.
The COW Is a serious question .n |
Thomasville All efforts 70 keep her |
Of the streets heretofore have failed |
The present Mayor is rampantly pro- |
COW. but the enemy on the outside is
pushing him hard and the next meet |
fRN Of the ThOmasville city Council |
r. expected TO bring the COW matter 20 !
a1crisis
The cows always have won la
Brownsville, however and the bet |
ting is that they win win again
ANY new county movement that
proposes TO take any territory from
0iinch County will meet vigorous OPP
position, according TO information re
ceivcd from WayCross
The grand jury serving al Superior
Court has gone on record as being on
posed TO any division Of Clinch Couu-
~
The new Prison Commissioner ap-
pointed 60 serve out the term OF the
ate Commissioner Wiley Williams
feJoices lu the unique and thrilling
nickname Of "Bulibat"
Bullbat' Rainey got his affection
ate nickname from the fact that once
IN the Georgia Legislature me- intro
diiced measure looking 60 the pro-
lection OF the bullbat- sometimes call |
"a the whip poor vii (which failed |
Of passage, even though 10 brought ms
author surprising rame
-halneN 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
fui 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 a way 10 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.
Senator elect Randolph Anderson.
or Savannah. is an Atlanta visitor
Mr.. Anderson is one Of the veterans
of the Georgia Legislature. and is a
candidate for President Of the next
Senate.
His opponent is Standardized John
Alien, of Baldwin. mighty popular
and strong man.
This race Is regarded us very in
definite. as neither man likely has SUI
hcient strength pledged at present To
elect 20 the presidency
John Copeland. Deputy Insurance
commissioner VINO gets married next
week. was particularly cordial 700 his
congratulations to his friend Repre-
sentative Barry Wright who got mar
RED last night
Both hail from Rome
Representative Goruou lee is boo ATT
ANITA. on his way to Washington fu,
rne extra session OF Congress
Mr. Lee fingered longer bon Georgia
111ring the recess than any urhgr
member OF she delegation.
Under the leadership of Mr. Guder-
wood. with the cordial cooperation
u the President aud the House OF
Representative. Ar Lee believes ths
House viii put a tariff bin up 90 the
senate that not only win pass easily
but viii reflect genuine and lasting
credit upon its author.
He does not anticipate a prolonged
session Of Congress under the Prtsi-
dents special call