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THE LAGRANGE REPORTER
FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST 22, 1913.
Little Stories of Interest
From the Capital City
BOLL WEEVIL MAY INVADE
THREE GEORGIA COUNTIES.
Atlanta, August 21, (Special)—
“We will nave to quarantine three
counties in Georgia for boll weevil
INTEREST
IN FRANK
LAGGING.
TRIAL
Atlanta, August 21.—The near con
clusion of the Frank trial has been
a relief to the newspaper reading
against the rest of the state before public of Atlanta. During the last
the end of the present season, we are few days of the trial public interest
afraid,” suid State Entomologist, E. lagged to such an extent that It has
L. Worsham at the State Capitol to- been easy enough for anybody to get
day. 1 a seat in the court room.
According to Dr. Worsham the boll For some reason interest lagged
weevil, which has been making such almost from the time that the negro
great ravages on the cotton crop in Conley finished his statement. Most
Alabama, is within thirty miles of of the evidence put in since that time
thi Georgia line and department ex-, was simply to prove or disprove
pects the boll weevil to invade three Frank's good character prior to the
counties in Georgia before the first crime.
f rost. I
The lesislature which has just ad- MASONS' ANNUITY SHOWS GAIN
journed, placed in the hands of the
State Entiimologist the question of
quarantining' and the Entomologist
has lifted the quarantine against cot
ton lint and cotton seed hulls, which,
Atlanta, August iM.—The com
mittee on financial reports of the
Masons’ Annuity has just made its
returns to the board of directors of
it has been proven, do not transmit the Supreme Lodge, embodying facts
the boll weevil' but will enforce a that will be of interest to Masons
strict quarantine against seed cotton all over the country,
and cotton seed from all 'infected j The supreme lodge meet3 oniy
points. . once in two years, and hence the
Members of the Cotton Seed Crush- report covers that period of time. It
ers association of Georgia are co- is shown Uiat the Masons’ Annuity
LEGISLATURE ENDS
WORK m YEAR
Session Game to Glcse Thurs
day Night
SOME GOOD LAWS ENACTED
Tax Equalization,
Special Tax Acts, Inheritance Tax.
“Blue Sky” Law, Sunday Freight
Trains and Permanent Registration
Some of the Good Measures Enact
ed During the Fifty Days.
lng to the author of the resolution,
Georgia pays higher rates for school
books than almost any other state in
the union. The committee will be
made un of C. R. McCrory, of Schley,
H. C. Shuptrine, of Chatham, and W.
J. Nunnally of Floyd, from the house;
Senators B. S. Miller of the 24th, and
John T. Allen, of the 20th. In addi-'
2-A Amer Press 111x8x9 Holman i
tion the state superintendent of ■
schools is a member, and the state
board of education will appoint twc
of the board to serve on the cominis-
I sion. Under the resolution any school
Appropriations, I book contract existing can be abro
gated on twelve months’ notice.
The state board of education will
meet on September 29, to take up the
question of a five-year book contract
for supplying school books in this
Atlanta, Ga., August 18.—The 1913 j state, the present contract expiring
session of the Georgia legislature in October. Book publishers may
came to an end at 10:10 o’clock Thurs- submit propositions up to October 27.
operating in every way possible to
aid the Department of Entomology
and the farmers to keep the boll
weevil out of the state for it is realiz
ed that the boll weevil will strike
a great blow to that industry when
that pest enters Georgia.
The cotton oil mills of Georgia are
beginning tneir fall crush and the
outlook is good for a splendid season.
assets at the end of the present fiscal
year are $647,310.81. The assets two
years ago were $420,601.22. This
shows a gain in assets of $226,709.59
in two years, by far the most re
markable of any organization of this
kind in history.
The supreme lodge expressea ex
treme gratification at the showing.
The report also showed a gain in new
memberships of more than 50 per
cent.
Included in the organization’s as
sets are registered bonds amounting
Atlanta, August 21.—The farmers t0 $594, 018.85. Registered bonds are
of Georgia, always ready to take considered the best form of invest-
the lead in benefitting by new ideas j ment > a "d wer e chosen for that rea-
which are really practical, are grad-! son -
ually becoming, among the best cus- BE CAREFUL ABOLTT ACCEPTING
FARMERS TAKING TO ELECTRI
CITY.
tomers for electrical power in the
state. They already number among
the largest individual users of elec
trical current.
Since the Georgia Railway & Pow
er Company took charge of the won
derful development at Tallulah Falls,
power lines have been strung across
the country in all directions, and the
prosperous farmers of the state are
among the first to benefit. The far
mer needs electric lights for his hoim
and barns quite as badly as any other
manufacturer. The farmer now fre- pert,
quently uses a small electric motor
for the milk seperator and churn, for
the grindstone and washing machine,
and even for the heavier work such
as ensilage cutting and feed grind
ing. Electricity is said by promin
ent Georgia farmers today to be the
$20 BILLS.
Atlanta, August 21.—The few At-
lantians who rejoice in the occasional
possession of a $20 bill, are looking
over each new one they get just now
with especial suspicion and care.
The banks have served notice that
a number of “phonies” are floating
around. The counterfeits are said
to be fairly good imitations, but can
be detected by close inspection even
by the eye of one w ho is not an ex
FORMER LaGRANGE BOY PLAYS
AT ELTON.
In the three-man minstrel which
played at the Elton this and last
week was a face or rather two faces
cheapest, best and safest power for that are familiar to the LaGrange
general farm work.
theatre goers; they were none other
than Mr. Davis Gaffney known to
GREAT IS THE HEN! THREE TIE hls frlends here as “Sugarfoot” and
Mr. A. E. Barr, formerly of the
UP AUTOMOBILE FOR A NEST.
Atlanta, August 21.—Fred Barnes,
a well known Atlantian, bought a big
touring car a couple of weeks ago,
to ride to and from his farm near this
city, but has not been able to use it
since the machine was left standing
in the stable at the farm the day af
ter it was bought.
Mr. Barnes is extremely fond of
some fancy bantam hens. None of
the hens had been laying for at least
a month before the afternoon when
the new auto was driven home. The
hens took possession of the tonneau.
The next morning Mr. Barnes wish
ed to use the car, but found that three
of his hens had each laid an egg in
iu father than disturb them or
break the spell, Barnes decided not to
use the machine.
Since that time the hens have been
laying daily, in what is undoubtedly
the costliest nest ever provided for
a hen since the world began.
Elton.
Mr. Gaffeny, Mr. Barr and a Mr.
Coleman of Carrollton, have a three-
man ministrel vaudeville act in which
they are making quite a hit where
ever they play.
After completing their stand here
they will go to Opelika, Ala., and
from there to Montgomery.
Thanks to Slit Skirts-
Mary had a little lamb,
You’ve always heard, I ween.
Now Mary has a little calf,
As may be plainly seen.—The
Rustler.
AND NOW IT’S THE MONOCLE,
Atlanta, August 21.—Whether At
lanta society girls will adopt the
monocle as an ornament to their
beauty is a much discussed question
at thi3 moment, particularly in de
butante circles. More than a month
ago several young buds started the
fashion of carrying a cane.
Last week a pretty visitor from
New Orleans, here on a house party,
startled her friends by appearing one
evening with a monocle exactly like
those worn by ultra Englishmen on
the stage. The little round window
dangles at the end of a black cord
which goes round the neck. The New
Orleans Miss had dreamy black eyes
of unusual beauty, and the monocle
served only to accentuate their at
tractiveness.
The principal objection to the
monocle, from the feminine view
point, is that it is impossible to in
dulge in much play of facial expres-
*Ion while wearing it
day night, August 14, amid the usual
scenes of singing old time hymns and
a general jollification. The house
completed its work in the afternoon
and was ready to adjourn, but had to
await the senate’s actions on the gen
eral appropriation bill, special appro
priations and several other important
measures.
The senate acceded to the house’s
demands and restored all appropria
tions to the figures fixed by the house
originally. After the house had ac
cepted the senate’s tax equalization
act, the senate felt it justice to make
this concession, Appropriations foi
all educational institutions, the com
mon schools and pensions are the
same as for two years past.
Everyone looks upon the tax equali
zation act as the most important piece
of legislation since the war. While it
is not popular in some sections of the
Btate, largely because not understood,
it is believed that in a few years all
Georgians will applaud this legisla
tion and concede its fairness and gen
eral benefits. Governor Slaton made
a most admirable appointment for
state tax commissioner when he nam
ed Judge John C. Hart, of Union
Point, former attorney general and
pne of the best known and ablest men
in the state. He was sworn in last
Friday and will begin his new duties
at once. Judge Hart expects to go
out among the people quite a good
deal and explain to them the new law
its workings and show where the gen
eral good of every one will come by
compliance with the law. In this way
he expects to remove any prejudice
against the act.
Much of the credit for the new tax
law belongs to Speaker William H.
Burwell. When the senate substitute
for the house bill came back to the
house there was a redhot all day fight
on it. When the roll call started it
was seen that the vote was close, and
friends and foes began hunting up ab
sentees. Finally the call was com
pleted with the vote a tie, 85 to 85
Speaker Burwell voted for the bill
saving it. The house forgot its us
ual orderly condilct and shouted and
frolicked like a lot of boys.
There was a great rush of bills at
the close of the session, and since
then Governor Slaton has been busy
signing them. Under the law the
clerical force of both branches havfc
five days after adjournment to en
gross bills and get them down to the
governor for his signature. That time
will expire Wednesday of this week,
but all business will be cleared off by
then.
Between four and five hundred gen
eral and local bills were passed by
this legislature. Of course the great
mass of them were local affairs. More
than 1,000 bills were introduced in
house and senate.
Wallace Miller, one of the Bibb rep
resentatives, announced as a candi
date for mayor of Macon immediately
after he went home, following ad
journment.
This session has been notable for
the number and bitterness of local
fights. Fnlly a dozen bitter county
contests of one kind or another have
split county delegations and caused a
great deal of hard feelings. These
purely local fights, where members of
the house and senate from the sec
tions at interest are divided, form
great embarrassment to the legisla
ture, for outsiders do not care to be
come embroiled in these family rows
It is a pity some way could not be
found to adjust such troubles with
out dragging them into the legisla
tive halls to take up time and worry
members.
While no great number of genera)
laws were enacted by this session,
several excellent ones were passed.
They include:
Tax equalization, with state tax
commissioner.
General appropriation bill.
Allowing freight trains carrying
perishable goods to operate on tht
Sabbath. Intended to help fruit and
melon growers and truck gardeners.
A “blue sky” act.
Increasing the occupation tax of
corporations.
Special tax on bottling works.
An inheritance tax.
Regulating the practice of medi
cine.
Permanent registration of voters.
To establish a home for wayward
girls.
Creating a commission to investi
gate the re-leasing of the state road
Giving mothers equal rights in the
custody of minor children, within the
discretion of the judge.
Annual registration tax of $5 on
automobiles, the funds to go to the
counties for roads.
A commission to investigate the
cost of school books.
An excellent new law enacted ie
known as the “blue sky” act. It is in
tended to protect the people of the
state from worthless and fraudulent
stocks, rigid restrictions having beer,
placed around the sale of stocks in
the state. Heretofore a smooth
tongued scoundrel could go about so
liciting business for almost any sort
of stock in any sort of concern with-
A sensational incident at the close
of the session, was an attack made
on President J. Randolph AnderBor.
on the floor of the senate by Senatoi
Fred Kea, of Dublin. Senator Kea
arising to a question of personal priv
ilege, made a bitter speech, charging
President Anderson with unfair deal
ing and the senate rules committee
with being a fraud and composed oi
corporation lawyers. President An
derson’s reply was very conservative
and well-tempered. He said he
cribed the outbreak to the youth and
inexperience of the senator, coupled
with ignorance of parliamentary laws
and the processes of legislation. The
senate gave President Anderson
unanimous rising vote of confidence.
The house took up a half day ar
guing a bill by Mr. Melson, of Clay
ton, to prohibit the slaughter ol
heifer calves under one year of age.
The intent of the author was to fostei
cattle raising in the state, but his bill
met with such opposition from country
counties that it was killed.
What many consider another good
bill was killed by ridicule. This meas
ure was proposed by the state veteri
narian and was intended to compel th«
burial of all cattle dying of disease
The real intent was to check hog chol
era, which did such terrible damag«
to farmers over the state last year.
But members opposed it so it was ta
bled for the session. One membei
proposed an amendment to provide all
dead hogs with $10 caskets and a mon
ument on which was to be inscribed:
“Here Lies the Hope of the State.’
When all the returns are in from
the 148 countips it is believed the in
crease over last year will be seven oi
eight million dollars. One hundred
and twenty-eight counties show a net
increase of about five and a hatf mil
lion dollars.
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The legislature passed a resolution
to have all bills not finally acted on
go over to next session as unfinished
business. Several hundred bills thus
go over for action of some sort next
out hindrance. As a result the people 1 Z of^ht
of the state have been swindled out I ZmlL- the , senate making up a
«»"* «' «*»:. Thi. “*“
will put an end to this as all sales
men must prove the value of his stock
and the genuineness of his company
before he can sell stock in it.
One of the bills attracting general
attention and which had the support
of many good men is the measures
which gives a mother equal rights
with a father in the custody of minor
children. When a couple separates
now, the judge may use his discretion
in awarding the children, taking into
consideration the fitness of the par
ents. This law will'give mothers jus
tice and is generally approved.
Under the McCrory resolution as
adopted a commission is created to
look into the cost of school books as
compared with other states and re
port to the next legislature. Accord-
Women who hope to practice law in
this state on an equal footing with
men must defer their ambition yet a
little longer. A bill glviing them this
right went over as unfinished business,
and will come up next year. Women
have been making this fight for
several years, but have met with fail
ure so far.
The legislature appropriated $15,-
000 to the state entomologist to fight
the wilt disease or black root in cotton
in this state, a seed being discovered
which resists this disease successful
ly. Some of the money will also be
used to fight the boll weevil, which
will cross the Alabama line into
Georgia this fall. Entomologist Wor
sham believes it will get into three
-'•'unties in southwestern Georgia.
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