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


II Freedom doesn't shrek and Lib .
eety bow her head in dismay when
the news gets around that Richmond
County will undertake ia the next
Legislature 20 abolish the ancient and
honorable Office OF Coroner, there will
be something exceedingly strang
about Il!
And yet that is precisely what
Richmond County will undertake 20
do. for already its grand jury has
recommended 10 the county's three
representative that they introduce q
biz IN the next.House looking TO that
END.
True, nobody knows exactly what
particular or iudispen 81 BILE use the
people now have for Coroners, and u
is entirely probably that the old world
would wag on II they were put out OF
business. one and an--yet, Georgia al
ways has had Coroners. and il would
seem mighty strange TO have to do
without them.
Whenever one Georgian asks an
other Georgian why Is q Coroner
the inevitable and lone reply is. We'll
he iF the only man who can arrest the
Sheriff.
n somebody else might be author
ized TO arrest the Sheriff whenever
that gentleman needs arresting there
would be no reply whatever 70 the
query why il a Coroner
If the Georgia Legislature really
4nkes the time 10 think So over ~ may
abolish Coroners. moreover.
st... 800 .....-f4s,., ,,..f., ta ,..et.,rg.,.,
sville-famous in Georgia song
End story for its ladylike treatment Of
cows.
There is grand struggle on be-
Tween the pro and anti-coW factions
rs TO whether the bovines shall be
permitted 10 roam the streets at will
hereafter or shall be kept penned mp
and out OF the public eve.
The COW Is a serious question IN
Thomasville All efforts 10 keep her
OF the streets heretofore have failed
The present Mayor II rampantly pro-
COW. put the enemy on the outside Is
pushing him hard, and the neNr meet
lag OF the Thomasville City Council
y expected to bring the COW matter 60
a crisis
The cows always have won in
Brownsville however and the bet
Ing Is that they viii win again
ANY new county movement that
proposes 10 take any territory from
Chnch County viii meet vigorous or
position, according to information re-
cetved from Waycross.
The grand jury serving at Superior
court has gone on record ay being up-
posed TO any division OF Cllnch Couu-
a.
The new Prison Commissioner. APP
Ha.H ia
late Commissioner Wiley Williams,
rstoices in the unique and thrilling
Nickname Of "Bullbat"
- Bullbat Ratncy got his affection
ATE nickname from the fact that once
u the Georgia Legislature he intro
duced a measure looking 10 the pro-
lection Of the llbat-sometiuips call
ed the whip-poor- which failed
Of passage. even though u brought its
author surprising fame
kainey ~ very popular, especially
among the newspaper contingent, and
edits perhaps the very best semi
weekly in Georgia. lie long advocated
the protection Of bullbats under the
Law because he claimed that they are
inseet-destroying birds. and very use
ful to the farmers.
Hon. Seaborn Wright. the famous
Prohibition leader Of Floyd is deliv-
efing some red-hot anti-near- beer
speeches throughout the State.
lie says he knows way TO put the
near-beer places and the locker clubs
ont OF business. and the impression s.
that he viii not cease campaigning
until long after the Legislature has set
tied down 20 business next summer.
Standardized Randolph Anderson.
OF 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 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-
frient strength pledged at present TO
elect 90 the presidency.
John Copeland. Deputy Insurance
COMMISSIONS. who gets Taried next
week, was particularly cordial In mis-
congratulations 90 his friend Repre-
sentative Barry Wright who got mar
red last night
Both hail from Rome
Representative Gordon Lee is la At
ANITA. on his way Co Washington Tor
the extra session Of Congress
Mr. Lee fingered longer in Georgia
IIrfnR the recess than any other
member OF the delegation
Under the leadership ot AIR. Under
Wood with the cordial cooperation
II the President and the House of
representative. Mr.. Lee believes fhs
H9use viii put tarin hill mp 90 THE
senate that not only viii pass easily
fs,s' win reflect genuine and lasting
credit upon its author.
He does not anticipate prolonged
session Of Congress under the Prcsi-
dents special call.