Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20

Inc Athens Banner thinks Gov
ernor Stations recent position in the
matter Of changing the venue from
Jefferson 10 some other county, when
1t looked as if it might result in
lynchinP to permit three negroes to be
tried in jefferson for a crime commit
ted therein, will go far toward solving
the problem OF lynching in Georgia
and in this most OF the State news
papers seem to agree.
The Savannah Press fears, however
that negroes convicted in some other
county than the one in which their
crimes are committed may be lynChed
anyway, when returned for execu-
ton"
This fear Is not substantiated, for
negroes convicted OF crime, under a
change of venue, may be executed in
the county to which their trials are
transferred. In other words, the JEFF
ferson County negroes, having been
sent to Fulton and convicted here,
under an order changing the venue
of the trial viii be executed in f'ul-
ton. and not in Jefferson.
1t is a fact, nevertheless, that there
is "A growing sentiment in Georgia fla
vorabc to a central place of execu-
ton, and bill seeking to provide for
this viii be offered in the next Legis-
lature Moreover, there Is a fine
chance OF such bill passing.
In every State where the method Of
executing criminals has been chang ID
from hanging to electrocution a cen
trail place of execution has been pro-
vided for. as It would be next to I'M
possible to carry the necessary ap-
paratus from one county to another
as IL might be needed. Prison author
tiles all agree that It Is better to have
all criminals executed in the same
place.
There Is sentiment In Georgia,
too, which inclines to the substitution
Of eleCtrocution of criminals rather
than hanging and this reform may BE-
offered also in the next Legislature.
Georgia isn't the only State, by any
manner Of means. in which the De
mon Rum is kept continuously and
vigorously on the jump!
Prohibitionists are as uncompromis-
ing In some other sections as they a &c
in Georgia, and other Legislatures
have prohibition problems to solve.
Recently The Macon Telegraph car
ried the following editorial comment:
Virginia they are rowing over
apple cider. Some are anxious to
utilize those apples not choice for
shipping by pressing them into
cider
But the Anti Saloon League OBJ
iects on the ground that cider
when it is old will intoxicate
! Thus an old time beverage is
| ruled from the market Just as the
dry wines made by the North
Georgia grape growers were eX-
Guided from sale. AS consumers
buy only the choice apples. all
others are practically a loss to
| the producer. Hence the pro-
Queer must ask high price for
his choice fruit or quit the apple
! business.
| Cider ranges in grade from
sweet to hard. The sweet" was
excluded from sale for fear some
one would imblbe ii when II had
passed beyond the sweet stage.
| The apple growers of Virginia,
| like the grape growers of GeOr-
gia. have their troubles.
Virginia hasn't yet experienced the
| blessings or the hardships-as the
| gentle reader prefers-of a State wide
| prohibition law, but with even apple
! cider on the run, it looks as if they
may be headed for something of the
/ kind up that way!
Former Speaker Of the House Joh-
! y. Holder is in Atlanta for a few
days.
Mr. Holder is an active candidate
| for Congress against Representative
| Thomas NJ. Bell, and seemingly has
! every confidence of winning out thi:
| time. He was a party to one of tn,
prettiest three cornered races evel
known in Georgia, when last year tx
and William NJ. Charters, of Hall
both undertook to put Mr.. Bell out o.
, business.
Whether Mr.. Charters again will be
n candidate for the House is no
F.! known, as he has said nothing to in
dictate his intentions. He is a very
| high-class man, however, and If h,
does enter the race again he is sure I,
have a large following. Indeed, there
ia no doubt whatever that Bell, Char.