The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23
GEORGIA IS READY ID MAKE TRIAL OF REAL PROHIBITION One More Week and State Will Be on the Ala bama Basis BIRMINGHAM MEN
 ATLANTA VISITORS Halliday Claims Mortality in the South Is Not Greater Than
 in Other Sections of
 Country
Fly HERvEY w. LAIRD

Atlanta, Ga, April 22.--(Special.r Georgia is on the water wagon. The new prohibition laws are effective May 1, but by reason of April 30 being Sun day, John Bar1eycorn is beaten out of a day that would otherwise have been coming to him.
 From what can be learned the gem era1 disposition is to obey the letter and the spirit of the statutes. The clubs have notified their members that no intoxicating liquors of any kind can be kept in the club quarters after May 1, nor will any be served in the club rooms.
 The attempt on the part of one man to have the liquor laws enjoined is not taken seriously, most of the people being in favor of trying out the idea with a fair chance of showing what it will bring about Outside the clubs only beer has been sold legally for some years, so that the new order Of things will not be altogether a sud- den change.
 ALABAMA MAN DREW ACT
 The Georgia statutes are almost like those of Alabama, Judge Samuel D. Weakley, former chief justice of Ala bama, having drawn them for both states. While in the city a few days ago Judge Weak1ey expressed entire confidence in the staying qualities of the acts, giving it as his opinion that they would have no trouble with the courts of last resort.
 Judge Weakley has become known in all the south as a leading exponent of n AyU Governor Glenn of the Tar Heel State, nor former Big Chief Patterson of Ten nessee have dimmed his reputation for actual service to the ca9se. A well Known Atlantian said the other day: His legal ability, his knowledge of the law, and the rules by which it is inter- preted, makes Judge Weakley the most useful man the prohibitionists have. The time has come when most law making bodies are willing to pass pro- hibition acts; the main importance is to see that they are passed so they will stick This Judge WeakIey helps to do."
 BIRMINGHAM VISITORS
 Erstwhile mayors of Birmingham. George Ward and Mel Drennen, were among those present in Atlanta this week. When seen at the Piedmont ho- tel MT. Ward had nothing to say for publication. Anyway, he is very popu- lar in the Gate City and will always be welcome
 Another popular Birmingham nsan here during the week was w D. Ham, melt, an old-time Central of Georgia man, who has been fos quite awhile on the road for a commercial house. Mr. Hammett was greatly pleased that Birmingham won the attendance rec ord at the opening of the baseball season.
 President Robert Baugh of the South -ern league came over from Birmingham for the New Orleans-A opening game. He was we'll pleased with the Atlanta spirit even though the city did lose the attendance trophy.
 MORTALITY IN SOUTH
 W. R. Halliday, a Birmingham ac- tuary, takes the position that south ern mortality is not greSter than that Of other sections of the country, even though the experience of some of the older life insurance companies lead to this conclusion.
 "A volume has recently been pub fisher containing some mortality sta- tistics of great interest" writes MT. Halliday in the Keystone, of the South ern States Life Insurance company. put the results are far from conclu- sive. They do not include the expe- rience of a single southern company. The published figures of the south ern companies do not reflect any ex- cessive mortality as compared with companies elsewhere"
 FOR BETTER HEALTH SERVICE
 The general question of better health regulations is taken up in extensive way in the issue of the Southern States Life Keystone, carrying Mr. Halliday's article It is suggested that the taxes received from life companies be applied to the support of the state health de- partments
 The total collections from life or- ganlzat1ons by the states of the union is put at $10,550,S37. an aperage of s2l5,S23 per state. The total appro priations to health worB. in the states Is $S,S26,O20, an average of $7O,76e per state
 The article concludes: Every activ- ny must have it's power house. The state board of health is the central plant, radiating physical ability as a result of it's operations. It cannot give adequate service without liberal sup- port from the state in the nature of appropriations"