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VALDOSTA, GA, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1907.
GtOKfilA SQLONS
TAKMIEST
They Quit Work Until Monday on
Senator Knight, of Berrien, Fought
Long and Hard Against Adjourn
ment, but the Other* Outvoted Him,
The Prohibition Fight is Worrying
the Public More Than Anything
Else at This Stage.
Atlanta, Ga., July 4—Georgia law
makers are enjoying their Fourth
near cooling streams, or somewhere
In the woods where lobbyists trouble
not and they may have opportunity
to evolve new measures for the good
of the commonwealth. For both
houses have adjourned until next
Monday, and the capitoi win be de
serted save for the army of office
seekers and the callers upon the new
governor.
The adjournment was not taken
without a fight. In the senate that
defender of the treasury. Senator
Knight, of Berrien, fought long and
hard against adjournment, saying it
was time for the assembly to be up
and doing. In the house, Mr. Perry,
of Hall, urged that the speaker name
the rules committee and let the house
get down to business and kill some
of the four hundred bills that have al
ready been showered upon the desk
f the clerk. But when Joe Hill Hall,
Bibb, who has stopped more efforts
}af than any other member agreed
7 adjournment, It was all off. So
[there’s nothing doing until Monday*
I That , prohibition flfht la worrying Joka Nearlv Coat HI*
. the public ioare than »**»*-«
' thl* itage. The bill wa» read theaec- -
ond time In tre senate yesterday, and
referred to the temperance committee
which has not yet been named. It
la believed, however, that Senator L.
tJ. Hardman will be the chairman,
and as he drafted the bill there Is no
danger of his permitting It to be
emasculated In the committee room.
The bouse is said to be strong for
state prohibition and the senate is
reported as "safe" for the bill, but
the light that la being made now may
bring a change In the outlook before
a vote comes.
One Atlanta paper, the Journal,
came out In a two column editorial
against state pr^hlbfltion yesterday
afternoon, the first editorial utterance
on this subject, & dangerous one and
one that Is considered “hot at both
ends.
of $100 fine. Senator Hardman has
a bill for the election of state geolo
gist and pension commissioner by di
rect vote of the people. He has an
other bill providing for increasing the
fees on fertilizer inspection from 10
to 25 cents a ton. This is of especial
interest to the district agricultural
schools, which derive the proceeds of
such taxation.
The following senate bills were in
troduced at the Wednesday session
By Senator Felder—To prescribe
the duty of electric telegraph compa
nies as to receiving and transmitting
dispatches.
By Senator Bo/d—lo require the
true owners of wi'd lauds which have
been sold prior to 1905 to pay taxes
on same.
By Senator Hardman—To provide
for the election of the pension com
missioner and geologist by direct
vote of the people.
By Senator Gordy—To regulate the
commission of tax receivers of this
state on county tax.
By Senator Boyd—To provide for
the recording of certified copies of
deeds in certain instances and
provide that certified transcrips from
such records shall he admissible in
evidence is such instances.
By Senator Hardman—To provide
for a state bureau of information un
der the direction of the state librari
an.
By Senator Howard—To amend
state constitution relative to pen
sions to widows of Confederate sol
diers by repealing requirements of
pauper* oath.
By Senator Henderson—To relieve
sureties on the bond of W. L. Paulk,
of Irwin ounty.
By Senator Hardman—To amend
relative to fees for inspecting ferti
lizers.
The long fight over adjourn
ment followed. It resulted In the sen
ate adjourning until Monday morning,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday be
ing declared non-legislative days.
young Robert Brown of Qnltman last
Thursday night While laughing Im
moderately at a Joke with some young
men companions blood suddenly be
gan gushing from his mouth. Be
coming alarmed at the continued flow
one of the men went for a physician,
who said Brown had burst a blood
vessel in the bronchial tube.
After a time the doctor succeeded
In stopping the hemorhage. It
will take the young man several
weeks to recover from the loss of
blood He came to Quitman from
Boston only a short time ago to take
a position In the pstoffice, and has
been sent to his home at Boston to
recover from his queer mishap.
Small Wisconsin Town is
Swept Away by a Tornado.
LaCrosse, July 4.—Reports from the section swept by the
tornado say that two are killed and one fatally injured at Oak
dale, which town with a population of five hundred was -swept
away.
The railway station is the only building: left standing:. There
was severe damages at other points and great damages to crops.
Arrested on Suspicion.
An unknown man giving three dif-
Atlanta’s aentlraent Is strong-jj erent na mes, was arrested here
ly against the measure, and this Is, Wednesday on suspicion of being a
not confined to wrlskey men but to j h orse thief. When caught he was
representative business men in all, trying to sell a horse, saddle and
lines. While the Chamber of Com-| brldle> worth at i eas t $125, for fifty
merce has not followed 8avan- dollars. This aroused suspicion and
nan’s lead and passed resolutions Marshall Wade arrested him,
against the law, the private sentl- Later it developed that he had
ment of that body, if spoken, would hired the horse from G. W. Bishop,
show that Atlanta fears the effect of of Greenville, to be returned in two
the bill upon the larger cities of the hours but instead he brought
state. horse to Quitman and tried to sell
The bill of Hooper Alexander, of him.
DeKalb, to provide for extending the; man was returned to Green-
state road, the Western and Atlantic, v m e Thursday morning and turned
to the seat at Savannah, was endors- over t0 the authorities there.—Quit-
ed yesterday by the directors ^f the man Free Press.
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and —
the Fulton representatives will be Loaded,
urged to vote for It. passage , ^ o]d man reflective i y
A resolution by Messrs, Wbltley, lt the brass tip of his wooden leg.
of Douglas, and Davidson, of Greene. «n, cn ” he said, “the surgeons
provides for an appropriation of $10,- (g^ me U p an( j ] a j r ] mc carefully
000 to reward Dr. R. J. Massey for jjj (he ammunition wagon, and”—
gallant services during the war. Dr., “Hold on, captain.” said a listen-
Massey la an aged citizen of Atlanta, er “You don’t mean the amrauui-
wboae effort* saved the state library ti on wagon. You mean the ambu-
at Mllledgevllle from destruction by lance wagon.”
Sherman’s forces during the federal But the captain shook his head,
occupation of the then capital of the “Xo,” lie insisted, “I wan so f.,11
state. of bullets that they decided I bc-
A bureau of Information, to supply longed to the ammunition wagon.”
members of the assembly with staffs-
ties regarding Insurance matters. Is Young Arthur P. Gorman, son ot
proposed by Representative Wilkes, the late United States Senator from
of Barksdale county, who has Intro- Maryland, appears to have Inherited
duced a resolution providing for the much of his father’s political ahrewd-
appotntment by the governor of five ness. He has been recently renoml-
citizens, S3 a bureau of Insurance leg- nated for State senator, and his j principal speakers,
llatlve Information. It Is held that friends say that If the Democrats ] " ' —
•uch a bureau would tend to prevent control the next Legislature, he will P • 1 1 T"-v 1 * 1 ill
hasty and misinformed legislation on be the recognized leader. j J* ^lrD&nKS L/GllV01 6u /\UuT0SS*
this Important zubject.
Senator Felder has a bill to require to a di« of 3 bread* Fergus Falls, Minn., July 4.—Vice President Fairbanks de-
telegraph companies to receive and And yet we are taugot that „ is n0 ( livered the fourth of July address here today on “Respect for
transmit impartially under a penalty good for man to live on bread alone. Established Law.”
The American
National Banking
System.
By C H. TRIAT,
• Treasurer of ths •
United State*.
O'
X the passage of the currency act of lffDO it was believed bv
many farsecing statesmen and financiers that no very
important legislation probably would be required for one
or more decades, but five years only had elapsed when the
benefits from the amendments to the currency were found
to be inadequate to the nation’s needs. It was plainly manifest that,
while facilities for increasing Jlie volumo of currency were ample, yet
there was a radical defect in that IT COULD XOT BE MADE
ELASTIC TO SUCH AN EXTENT AS TO MEET BUSI
NESS REQUIREMENTS.
The Aldrich law was of much benefit, but important banking re
forms still remain to be made. The national banks should be allowed
to issue 50 per cent of their circulating notes on the basis of other
securities than United States bonds deposited with the secretary of the
treasury, such notes to be retired in four, six and eight months from
Sept. 1 of each year. This plan would provide tho expansion of circu
lation that is needed EVERY FALL ta move crops. »
These amendments to tlic national banlang laws are suggested to
mo by the forecast of tho greatest secretary of-the treasury since Alex
ander Hamilton—the late Secretary Chase—who saw clearly the sit-
untionhhat confronts us today and who declared that for the extension
and perpetuation of the national bonking system there should bo
securities OTHER THAN GOVERNMENT BONDS acceptable
to the treasury for the issue of bank circulation and who made the
suggestion in a message to congress that “such currency should be
issued as a loan to bankers on deposit of ooin or pledge of securities
or in some other way. But these considerations may bo deferred to
another generation.” " 3
The maturity of this prophecy confronts us.
There is much discussion regarding the national banking system
on the part of pessimistic writers, who extol tb an extravagant degree
the banking systems of foreign oountries. f’would beg to remind
them that there is no banking system in any foreign country that is
not subject to home criticism in that it does not altogether meet their
of no system that IN AIXRESPECTSTON^ INTERESTS
OF THE WHOLE COUNTRY, as wolFas tho Ranking community
more generally, meets the requirements than our national banks.
I think it would bo far more creditable and benefidal to the country
if more thought were given to the manner in whirls,,le banking sys
tem fcould be MODIFIED. AND PERFECTEdV rather than to
attempt any revolutionary scheme such as “credit curryicy.”
I BELIEVE OUR PRE8ENT 8Y8TEM CONTAINS ELEMENTS THAT
CAN BE DEVELOPED TO MEET EVERY REASONABLE EXIGENCY
IN OUR BU8INESS LIFE.
Order to Strike Withdrawn
Pending Efforts at Settlement
San Francisco, July 4.—It is reported that President Small
of the Telegraphers Union, has temporarily withdrawn the order
given to the local union of some city, as yet unknown, to Strike
within the next few days.
The action is believed to have been taken, pending the arri
val at Chicago of Labor Commissioner Neil to make further ef
forts at a settlement of the strike.
No Trace of Looting Cashier.
New York, July 4.—No trace is discovered of the defaulting
teller, Runyan, of the Windsor Trust Company, whose theft of
ninety-six thousand dollars in currency was discovered yester
day. It is believed he has taken a sailing vessel for some South
ern seaport.
Reunion of the Descendants.
Norfolk, July 4.—The descendants of the signers of the de
claration of independence hold a Jeunion at the Jamestown ex
position today at which Governor Hughes, of New York, and
President Woodrow Wilson, of the Princeton University, will be
WHERE HE LIVED.
Th< Roundabout Way . Vi.ltor to
P.ri. Found Hi. Hotol.
A young fellow from the north of
England, the unfortunate possessor
of a rother treacherous memory,
went to spend a holiday in Paris,
says the London Tatlcr. With n
little difficulty he sought out a ho
tel, and anxious to make the best of
his timo he sallied forth the next
morning to have a look at the boule
vards. Having spent a few hours
there ho would return to his quar
ters. But to get to the boulevards
and then get back to the hotel lie
soon found were i*rv different
things, for to his great annoyance
he had utterly forgotten the name
of the place where lie had taken up
his abode.
, Further, a mere smattering of
French was nil he knew, and ns
every one he encountered appeared
to have no knowledge of English the
difficulty of explaining himself
seemed insurmountable. At last to
his great joy ho stumbled across a
fellow countryman, who after a lit
tle conversation suggested an in
genious escape from his dilemma.
“By the wav,” said he, “did you
send to your people in England any
intimation of your safe arrival last
evening?”
“Of course I did,” was tho ready
reply. “I wrote to my folks ot once,
as 1 promised my father I would.”
“Then don’t you think” remark
ed the quick witted Englishman,
“that it would be a good idea to wire
home and ask them if they have re
ceived your letter to let you know
your address in Paris ?”
Absurd though it seemed at first,
it was the only thing to be done, and
luckily his letter had been written
on hotel paper. He waited patient
ly in the telegraph office until he
received the. welcome intelligence
vlilrh (ant Viitr* on lit. imiAi'n-
UP THE
STREETS.
What the Women ol Kalamazoo,
Mich., Have Accomplished.
which *ent him on hi* 'way rejoic
ing.
Bichard* a* the
poacher of the neigk
after the souire happened to meet
this Bicharaa, who asserted that he
could got gome whenever he want
ed it, keepers or no keepers. This
annoyed tno squire, who said:
“Well, if you bring me a hare
Women’* Civio Improvement League
Took Up Problom and Proved It
Could Bo 8olved—How 8trooto Wero
Flushed—*Cano Provided For Rubbish*
Writing on ’’Charities and Com
mons,” Caroline Bartlett Ornno gives
an account of what haa been done by
the Women's Civic Improvement
league In Kalamazoo, Mich., a city of
82,000 population, to provo that it does
not cost too much to have clean street*,
says the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
"We studied the matter of street
cleaning as well as we could, mid then
wo asked for and received permission
from tho city council to take charge of
■lx blocks of the main business street
for three mouths. Then we introduced
the Waring system, the salient fe«-
tures of which are:
"First.—Swooping tbs* pavements by
hand with push brooms and collecting tho
dirt into pllss.
"Second.—Immediately taking up each
pile of dirt and depositing it, with tho
help of s email hand broom and ehovel.
Into a bag suspended upon a two wheeled
bng carrier, which the eweeper pushes
about with him.
"Third.—Tying ths bags when filled and
depositing them In convenient places In
alleys or along ths street, to be removed
by wagon.
"Fourth. — The ’orderly* or ’patrof
system, by which each man Is given »
deflnito portion of the street to keep clean
and Is held responsible for this portion.
"Fifth,—A white uniform (of ut loest
white coat and hat or helmet) and a wa
terproof outfit for rainy daya.
"Sixth.—Flushing tho streets at stated
intervals-once a week—In ths absanos of
drenching rains.
"We secured cart*, brooms, pniform*
for the men, and we made three neat
g&lvaulsed Iron street can*, aluminium
painted and Inscribed, ’For Waste Pa
per, Fruit ,8kiu% etc.’ We also succeed
ed In getting the council to pans nil
..a n tip pi ttirffw* m
Soon
lilcli disfigured our naturally beaut!
ful river bunk*.
"On the appointed dny wo began all
along the lino at once. The men be
gan to seek the pavement, and after
they found It the fire department cam©
out at 3 o’clock in the morning with
some secondhand hose and flushed the
of the (Women’s committee. Dif
ferent ways of flushing were tried on
successive roomings until the right
way was found flushing without uoz-
* /* a * .hi wine swuuuimuu tumv uuu uunui-u iuv
tomorrow ofi rnv own estate, I *'| Greets under tho direction of the chair-
give you.a guinea for it.
“\Vhat! An’ you a J. P. ?’
“Oh, that’ll be nil right!”
“Well, then, done, bir!”
Next day the grinning poacher ** e tb® middle of the street each
arrived and was shown into the
study.
“Well, have you got him?”
For answer lie opened the sack,
and either bugging the storm
sewer entrnum <>'■ stationing meiv
with hoes to keep the courser il|rt,frou>
actering. Of equrs, the liy/t 1 wire ti»
ith li pflleiiiKTreat (Turin
. ... flush Is with a pntejit street flmtilux
out of which jumped a fine hare,] machine wtifeh wort;- wffli'lHittilire.iff-
whieh rushed wildly around the ed air nml which can lit- charge.! -vltla
room, seeking to escape. | nl ' well ns wut.-r at any street
“Why, haven’t you killed it?” hydrant,
yelled the indignant squire. r-f mc-lve man worn
“Xo, sir," said tho poacher with Ph-v-'t "I .ute.-v.il, ou i.o.es along l.io
. ’ , ,. 1 „ , streets, iiik hoys from our .lualor
*gnn. “I have no license.’-Lon-
don Graphic.
Th. Lien'. Share.
It was the night of the glorious
Fourth. The entire town appeared
to be celebrating, hut Mr. Robinson,
the wealthiest citizen of all, had
more fireworks than ail the other
townspeople together. Chinese lan
terns illumined the millionaire’s
lawn, red fire blazed before his gate-
lawn, roman candles spouted from
his veranda rockets hissed upward
from his hack yard.
Little Virginia Smith, enviously
witnessing this pvrotcclmical dis
play, suddenly observed another
Drilliant object just above Mr. Rob
inson’s roof.
“Will you look at that!” ex
claimed Virginia with admiring
awe. “Those Robinsons have even
got the moon!”—Youth’s Compan-
Th. True Phon.tio Speller.
The child is the true phonetic
speller. Little Elsie had been stay
ing in a quiet woodland placo—the
cockney girlie was convalescent
from a severe illness. Her letters
were full of the joys of country life
and reckless spelling. “The lanes
and meddoos (she wrote to a girl
friend in London) is crammed wiv
luvly flours. I got bofe hands full.
Bootiful Star Annie- Moans, Prim
Roses, Daiscys and Butter Cuns and
Jhon Quills—o my!” Anil the
adult into whose hands the artless
letter fell wondered if spelling were
not a vastly overrated accomplish
ment!—London Chronicle.
tU jilsuuJs of little
ilotJu-’i’K 111:*.* this:
C. B. Peeples sen* wall paper.
"PI.EA8E!
”7 he V.'omo: •» Chic Improvement
le'p.:o hna undvrtnkrn (o keep Main
Street clean. We ask YOU to help i*s.
Picas? do not llirsw anything—pap<*r»
fruit skins peanut shells or other litter—
In the street. Put It In the waste pupor
can at the corner. And. gentlemon, pleas*
do not spit on the sidewalks or In th*
gratings or anywhere but In ths gutter.
“Now, please don’t throw this In th*
street!
"Our alley pictures were sent to the
tenants or the ownsrs, sometimes to
the health officer, with the result tt«t
the Alleys were cleaned up like magic
and bsve been kept fairly clean ever
since.
"The experiment was sn entire suc
cess. The street was clean, people
liked It, visitors commented on it, mer
chants said the lack of dust in their
stores was most noticeable, and we did
lt with no more cost to the city than
the old dirty way—namely, $5 a dny.
"Then the street commissioner un
dertook to keep tlie street as clean as
we did, but without the Waring sys
tem. It cost him $8.00 n day.
“Tho league made to the city’s com
mittee on streets and brldgim an ex
haustive report showing the need of
renlly clean streets throughout t!:©
paved district uud demonstrating the
«u|*eriority of the Wnrlug system u.al
Its relative cheapness. We rucceei *d
In getting the Waring system Inaugu
rated on three ihilcx of pavement.”
Charles C. Carlin haa been nomina
ted by. the Democrats as representa
tive in Congress from the Eighth dis
trict of Virginia to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of John F. Rixey.
Mr. Carlin started life as a newsboy,
later was a telegrapher and then
took up the study and practice of
law.
