Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-11
BY JAMES 3. NEVlN.

| teemed Demon Rum doesn't know
nowadays for a certainty whether he
| is on the jump or on Easy street.
AS for hi finish, now he sees it and
now he doesnt-or words to that ef-
feet, AS a rule he thinks he doesn't,
/ however.
Recently II was stated that the
demon undoubtedly had been chased
to the tall timbers around and about
! Savannah, for divers and sundry citi-
zens went before the Grand Jury and
told gloomy and peculiar tales of the
demons doings around and about Sa-
vannah.
Whereupon the Grand Jury retired
to the seclusion Of it's consulting room
and proceeded promptly 10 return no
! bills" against the parties alleged TO
/ have been sustaining business rela-
| tons with the demon.
Now. there appears to be nothing
! left but the injunction method Of
dealing with obstreperous persons
who run counter to the prohibition
laws IN Savannah-and even w that
way there is jury finally to be reck-
| oned with,
The real truth Of the matter is this:
| There is very little public sentiment
behind the prohibition law in Savan-
nah, and there hab been very little
| since It was enacted.
There is hardly any use DENYING
that. even if one is inclined to deny
| facts.
Wherefore enforcement of the pro-
| hibition law in Savannah never has
been anything more than n farce
end everybody with any degree OF In
| telligence who visits that vicinity
! knows that statement to be literally
! true
The rank fact is that officials
| KNOW the people OF Savannah are
hostile to the prohibition law, and
/ they govern themselves accordingly.
| Such a state of affairs may be de
] plorable in the extreme, from one
! point OF view-still, there is much
/ human nature in It,
While John w. Bale, former So
I icitor General of the Rome Circuit OF
/ the Superior Court is the only an
nounced and ,vowed legislative can
/ didate from Floyd. there are others
/ in prospect few!
Among those mentioned" for that
/ honor are Mayor Ben G. Yancey. of
/ Rome: former City Court Judge Har
per Hamilton. George b. Wood and
/ Hughes r. Reynolds-not to mention
present Representatives Barry Wright
and John c. Foster
Dodge County has followed Lau-
rens fine lead in ruling, through its
Democratic Executive Committee,
that no results obtained from the
county precincts shall be given out
before the city precincts are closed in
this years primaries, Notwithstanding
the fact that the country boxes close
at In the afternoon, whereas the
city boxes do not close until g.
This is fair provision. and should
obtain in every primary election held
this year.
1t will head off the cry of fraud"
in many instances.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
automobile licenses for the current
year must be paid by March L and
new tags and permits obtained In all
cases, only 5000 machines out of to-
tai of more than $4,000 in the State
have been relicensed to date
1t is misdemeanor not to pay this
tax, and recently Judge Price Gilbert
called the attention of the Muscogee
County Grand Jury to that fact-the
result being that Muscogee made
thereafter a grand rush to pay up!
The tax received from the automo-
bile registrations goes back to the
various counties for good roads work
I according to the rural mail mileage
and if it isn't paid, the party omit =
ting to pay lays himself. liable to a
chaingang sentence
/ secretary Phil Cook thinks II would
be mighty good idea for automobile
owners to get a move on about now
and pay up!
The Governor goes to Savannah to-
night, and will be the guest OF honor
Thursday of the Chamber OF Com
merCe of that city.
ON Sunday night he will go to Au-
gusta to be the guest OF honor of the
Chamber of Commerce Of that city on
Monday following.
The Augusta invitation was eN-
tended 20 the Governor Tuesday by a
delegation OF Augustans, headed by
former Senator William Morris.
Judge Nash Broyles is In great dc
mand as 81 speaker at different points
in Georgia. particularly by churches
and religious organizations.
The judge delivered an address be-
fore the people of Tallapoosa. In the
Christian Church. Sunday evening
and the other churches in town closed
in order that their congregations
might hear the Albanian
He spoke on "A Greater and a Bet
ter Georgia referring incidentally to
the prohibition law as a factor for
progress and advancement
Judge Broyles is vigorously pushing
his candidacy for the Court of APP
peals. and so far the race appears t.
be between Broyles and Roam. Wher-
ever the former goes he is greeted by
| large and enthusiastic audiences and
, he believes his campaign 10 be in fine
Is