Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-09
News and Gossip
OF the Assembly

Representative w. E. Smith, of
Meriwether county, took suit OF
clothes to a certain Atlanta laundry
to have it dry cleaned and pressed
It was a summer suit he bought of
an Atlanta dealer during the season
of 1920, and was a good piece of
goods, for which he paid a good price.
He had worn it only a few times,
and considered it practically as good
as new.
On returning to get the suit a
week later, he was surprised to find
that some other man, as they told
him at the laundry, had come and
got it. He made a complaint to
the management, inquired if they
would make good his loss, and was
Informed that the laundry's liability
for the loss Of goods was limited
to ten times the amount of the laun-
dry bill, which in his case would
have figured about SIS.
II can't buy another suit for that
he told the management.
They promised to make a search
for his suit. Going back a week
later, he was informed that the suit
had not been delivered to a man,
as they first told him, but to a
woman.
1--WE will give you her name, street
address and telephone number" they
told him. IF you called her UP
she might send you the suit"
Representative Smith was puzzled
to know what woman would be get
ting his suit of clothes.
mo" he said, you'd better call
her up and get it, and I'll come back
here and get it from YOU"
A certain member Of the house OF
representatives claims for certain
constituent the distinction Of invent
ing an entirely new defense against
the charge of violating the prohibition
law.
"This constituent of mine" said
the legislator, was preparing to
make a run of very excellent corn
whisky-pure corn and malt. He
made up a couple of barrels of mash,
getting ready to put it in the stlll
when the prohibition agents caught
him with the goods.
HE is going into court and swear
that the mash was not mash, but a
mixture of molasses and arsenic
made up Tor the purpose OIL hlII4LS
the boil weevil.
"He told the prohibition agents 1t
was molasses and arsenic, and they
were afraid to taste it to find out
whether he was telling the truth. In
view of the fact that hundreds OF
farmers are using that mixture to
kill the boil weevil, think he will
get away with his defense"
The. 1921 session Of the general
assembly was one-third gone Thurs
day. With the governors first mes
sage delivered and with both houses
finally completely organized, bust
ness will be transacted faster dur
ing the remaining two-thirds of the
session.
Senators John H. Jones and James
H. Boykin were victims of an auto
mobile accident Tuesday night that
came near to resulting seriously for
both of them. AS it was. Senator
Jones entered the senate chamber
li1nping Wednesday, while Senator
Boykin remained at the k1mball
House all day and received treatment
for his bruises. Both of the solons
said they were all right Thursday.
Women in Georgia will be enabled
to hold public office and serve on
iurfes if a bill to be introduced this
week by Senator Boykin, of the
Twenty-ninth, passes.
The senator said he was an oppo-
nent of woman suffrage up to the
last minute" but declared that since
the nineteenth amendment has pass
I'd. it is only fair that they be given
ali the rights they are entitled to.
somebody else has already intro
duced a bill to make 'em liable for
poll tax and the like-and if they
have to pay it. let's give 'em their
moneys WORTH said the senator.