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 B. NEVIN.


If Freedom doesn't shrek and Lib
e-tv bow her head in dismay when
the news gets around that Richmond
county will undertake in the next
legislature TO abolish the ancient and
honorable office of Coroner, there will
about it!
And yet that is precisely what
Richmond County will undertake to
do. for already its grand jury has
commended to the county's three
gspresentatives that they introduce a
nil in the next House looking to that
end.
True. nobody knows exactly what
particular or indispensable use the
people now have for Coroners, and 1t
IS entirely probable that the Old World
would Wag on if they were put out of
business, one and all-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 a CorOnerH
she inevitable and lone reply is, We'll,
be is the only man who can arrest the
Sheriff"
If somebody else might be author
ized to arrest the Sheriff whenever
that gentleman needs arresting there
would be no reply whatever to the
query Why is a Coroner
IF the Georgia Legislature really
takes the time TO think it over it may
abolish Coroners, moreover.
The COW question again is Fostering
Thomasville-famous i'm Georgia song
aud story for its ladylike treatment Of
COWS.
There is a grand struggle on be-
tween the pro and anti-coW factions
as 10 whether the bovines shall be
Permitted to roam the streets at viii
hereafter, or shall be kept penned up
and out of the public eye.
The COW is a serious question en-
Townsville. All efforts to keep her
of the streets heretofore have failed
The present Mayor is Tampantly pro-
COW. nut the enemy on the outside is
pushing him hard, and the next meet
Ing Of the brownsville City Council
Is expected TO bring the COW matter TO
a. crisis
The COWS always have won in
Townsville, however. and the bet
Ting is that they will win again
Any new county movement that
proposes To take any territory from
Clinch County viii meet vigorous op-
position, according TO information re-
neIved from Waycr)ss.
The grand jury serving at SuperIp-i
Count has gone on record as being OPP
posed to any division of CHnch CouL-
The new Prison Commissioners. APP
pointed To serve out the term of the
ate Commissioner Wiley Williams.
i.J.Ices in the unique and thrilling
nickname of "Bullbat"
Bullbat' Rainey got his affection
ate nickname from the fact that once
IN the Georgia Legislature he intro
oueed measure looking to the pro-
lection Of the Dullbat-Sometimes call
col the whip poor Will-which failed
of passage. even though it brought its
author surprising ,ame
i'alneN is very popular, especially
,Wpns the newspaper contingent. and
edits perhaps the very best semi
weekly I'm Georgia. He long advocated
Che protection Of bullbats under the
lHW because he claimed that they are
lasect-destroying birds. and very use
Ill 20 the farmers.
Hon. Scaborn Wright. the famous
Prohibition leader Of Floyd. is deliv-
ing some red-hOt anti-near- beer
'peeehcs throughout the state.
tc SAYS he knows a way TO put the
uDm-beer places and the locker clubs
'lt of business. and the impression is
lat ne viii not cease campaigning
latil long after the Legislature las SET
lied down to business next summer.
senator elect Randolph Anderson.
9i savannah. is an Atlanta visitor.
Mr.. Anderson is one of the veterans
Of the Georgia Legislature. and is a
and.date for President of the next
senate
His opponent is Senato elect John
Allen, of Baldwin, a mighty popular
and strong man.
This race is regarded as very in
geanite, as neither man likely has suf
Heitui strength pledged at present to
elect TO the presidency.
John Copeland. Deputy Insurance
Commissioner. VINO gets married next
week. Was particularly cordial IN his
organizations to his friend. Repre-
sentative Barry Wright who got mar
red last night.
Both hail from Rome
Representative Gordon Lee is i'm At
tnta. on his way TO Washington for
-.e extra session of Congress.
AIR. Lee fingered longer i'm Georgia
.a.lng the recess than any other
member Of the delegation.
Under the leadership OF Mr.. Under
wood. with the cordial cooperation
IN the President and the House of
personalities Mr.. Lee believes the
House win put a tariff bill up to the
senate that not only viii pass easily
OUT will reflect genuine and lasting
credit upon its author.
lie does not anticipate a prolonged
session of Congress under the Presi-
cents special call.