About The Cedartown standard. (Cedartown, Ga.) 1889-1946 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1907)
Bl'ItlINK.XM CAM I)M. ■-•■iTE... .. -i',- ,, W. C. BUNN. C. C. BUNN, JR. BUNN it BUNN, Attorneys at Law. Richardson Bids. CBUARTOWN. All business placed In our hands will be given prompt and vlglant at- Untlon. C. 0. JANES. 0. R. HUTCHENS. JAN S & HUTCHENS, LAWYERS, Office In Richardson Bid*. Phone 209. CEDARTOWN. QA. CT-IKI. JDTLATIS, ATTORNEY . *T • LAW, Office In Chatnberl&'n Building, CEDARTOWN, GA. W. K. Fielder. W. J. Fielder. FIELDER & FIELDER, Attorneys a. Law, Office In Pitta & Holmes Bldg. CEDARTOWN, QA. Paul R. Turner Ralph W. Turner. TURNER <fc TURNER, ATTORNEYS - AT - LAW. CEDARTOWN, OA. W, W. MUNDY. IVY F. MUNDY MUNDY & MUNDY, Attorneys at Law. Social attention to collections. Me- rltoroua damage claims, drawing wills and the administration of estate. Office up stairs In Mundy Bldg., Ce- dartown. J. MALLORY HUNT, Attorney at Law, Office In Richardson Block, CEDARTOWN, OA. W. H. TRAWICK, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Will practice la all the courts, both 8tate and Federal, In Georgia and Alabama. Office In the Pltts-Holmea building. Local and long dlstanc pbone 241. J. A. LIDDELL. H. M. HALL. LIDDELL & HALL, Physicians and Surgeois, Office: Chamberlain Building, CEDARTOWN, GA. W. A. CHAPMAN, Physician iSi Surgeon, CEDARTOWN, OA. R. R. SPUNKS, s=Physioian and Surgeon,= CEDARTOWN, OA. Calls answered promptly day or night. W. G. ENGLAND, PHYSICIAN <S SURGEON CEDARTOWN, OA. Calls attended day aim night. CHAS. VANN WOOD, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office over Philpot's store. CEDARTOWN, GA. SEALS L. WHITELY, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Phone 216, CEDARTOWN, QA. T. E. McBRYDE, Physician and Surgeon, ROCKMART, OA. O. H. MORRIS. Physician 0 Surgeon. Diseases of Women and Children a Specialty, ROCKMART, QA. B. F. SIMS, DENTIST. Offers his Borvlcea to the public. Of fice In Bank of Cedartown building. Offlco hours 9 a. m. to B p. m. Tele phone No. 54. J". IF. QREEB, DENTIST, Tenders his sendees to the public. Of- flee over Collins' store. Phono 116. F L. ROUNTREE, DENTIST, Offers his services to the public. Of fice lu the Peek building. In Cave Spring every Thursday and Friday. WILLIAM A. HOLBECK, DENTIST. Special attention given Porcelain in lay Work, and tlio Treatment of Riggs Disease. Office: 2d Floor Perk Building. Phones K'S and !S,Y Cc.hrtov.n, Ga. THE CEDARTOWN STANDARD OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CEDARTOWN AND POLK COUNTY. THE LEtilftLATUKK ADJOURNS. Prohibition, DlNfraachlNpaiPiit and Railroad CommlMNlaa Art* Pasted. Entered la tha Po.iU>ffic« at Cedai- The Georgia Lejialature adjourned town aa aeooad-cUan mall matter. early Sunday morning after a more Publlahed every Thursday In the Tear SUBSCRIPTION RATES. or Iohh strenuous session of fifty day*, and has unquestionably passed the most important and far-reaching legls- Onn Year / $1.00 Intlon ever enacted In Georgia. Six Months 60 Three Months Advertising rates will be furnished appllcat Ion. r.L, I IAN. j SUIT >HA TH0RSD1Y. AUGUST 22, 1907. THAT CENTRAL DEPOT. Cedartown had every reason to be lieve that by July 1st work would at least have been commenced on a new station to take the placd of the present chicken-coop structure which has for bo many years done discredit to both the Central Railway and our growing city. Ah nothing has yet been done, May or J. B. Lacy a couple of weolnuo'compromise of $500," rather "than** to have the general appropriation act The most Important, of course, the state prohibition bill, which was passed In direct opposition to the Macon platform, which declared un equivocally for local option. The law however, certainly voiced the wishes of the people, and It Is a matter of regret to the genuine prohibitionists of the state that the Seab Wright locker tax amendment, lacked on the general appropriation bill near the close of the session, will doubtless tend to neutralize Its good effects. As Introduced In the House the Wright measure called for a locker tax of only. $300, but the prohibitionists of the Senate would not agree to this and insisted on a prohibitory tax of $10,- 000. Finally, about 3 o'clock Sunday morning the two houses agreed on a took the matter up with the State Railroad Commission, and those gen tlemen proceed* d to "get busy” at once, calling upon the Central Railway authorities to show cause why they should not at once build a station adequate for Cedartown’s needs. As a result of this action of the Commis sion, Superintendent J. J. Cotter, of the Central, last week called on May or Lacy, and explained to him that the road Intends to build a station hero larger and better than the rules of the Commission would require, but that the present antl-rallroad agita tion throughout the country had made It extremely difficult for the roads to get, the requisite funds to carry out their plans. They wish to build not only a passenger station but a Di vision office building in connection therewith, and simply nHk more time In which to build It than would he accorded by the Commission. Cedartown appreciates the large amount of money which the Central has spent here and on this Division during the past twelve months, and does not wish to work any hardship on that road. We accordingly be- defeated. The prohibition people of the state naturally feel that they have been buncoed by this locker tax pro vision, which Is generally construed as allowing wealthy clubs to still enjoy their liquor privileges, while the poor man will have to patronize blind tigers or go without his "bit ters.” The true prohibitionists of the state—not the prohibitionists for pol itical purposes only- regard this lock er business as a fatal and irreparable blunder which will militate greatly against the uniform enforcement of the prohibition law throughout the state. Two very important acts were passed —the disfranchisement and Railroad Commission measures, and we give herewith a complete resume of those acts:— DISFRANCHISEMENT BILL The negro disfranchisement bill is intended to disfranchise a vast ma jority of the negroes of the state. It was drafted by Mr. Williams, of Laur ens, and introduced by him In the House; In the Senate, a similar bill was offered by Senator Felder, henc lleve that Mayor Lacy did the correct ' the namo "VVilllams-F. lder thin* and voiced the sentiments of ( The bm ,, rovldeHi nrat a gtrlct ed . the town when he wrote Monday to uoatlonal test as a qualification Cor Mr. T. 8. Molac, General Manager of , voting Any male person of requisite the Central, asking that the Central age,who tins paid all of his taxes may give Cedartown and the Railroad Con, | register and vote If he can read cor- misslon some definate Id, a as to the ,-eoUy or write correctly when read time of building their station here, 1 to hlm , a , )Hragraph of thp atate con . on receipt of which tho demand for ' stltutlon Immediate conslructlon would be with I Secondly, the bill provides that any r ** n ' . person who has fought In any of the Nothing but the friendly feeling wars In which tho United Slates or which Cedartown has always entertain the Confederate states participated, Is ed for the Central Railway and our entitled to register and vole, and once hearty appreciation of the large in- registered under this provl.lon remain vestments already made by that road on the Hat for life, upon payment of here, has kept our people from long the required poll tax. ago following tho example of other Under this same section the male owns in securing „ new station | descendants of persons who have par- through the Railroad Commission. The tldpated In any of the wars in which Central Railway, of course, eat, nelth, e the United States or Confederate state be proud of nor satisfied with Its pres- have participated, are also entitled ent utterly Inadequate accommodations to register and vote, and once reg- here, entirely destitute as they are of I utered shall remain on the lists for all modern convenience Mayor Lacy Is to he commended for taking the matter up, since our dis appointment of July 1st, and making an effort to get the matter in some definite shape. CARD FROM MX. CAMP. Editors Standard: Dear Sirs:—I wish to reply to an article which appears in your issue of August 1st, 1907, headed New Hope News, and written by some one who Is not known by the name signed to the article by anyone in our neighbor hood. and was Intended to Insult or slander myself and other good citizens of our community. As to the Ice cream supper mention ed in that article, will say that every word in that Rent was an Infamous Ho, and that every word written In the Items referlng to Miss Kate Bar ham and Miss Rosey Sorrells and Miss Lizzie Harris Is an Infamous lie; and I think it would l,e n blessing to our community to brand that writer of the New Hope news as a notorious liar and put hint out of the local news business for all time to come. Very respectfully, C. M. CAMP. The Standard regrets exceedingly that anyone would play a dirty trick on his neighbors through the medium of our news columns. The communi cation In question was signed by apparently full name besides non,,no de i,lui,le to he published, so that it had every appearance of authenticity. We Invariably cut out the Items about Mr. So-aml-so "going to see 1,1s sweet heart," etc., and try to protect our patrons in every way. We are fortu nate In having preserved the original manuscript of the communication re ferred to by Mr. Camp, and will be Slad to help hiu, make false aud mali cious news-writing unpopular. It sometimes happens that a wise man has occasion to marvel at his life, subject to the payment of taxes, Another section provides that all persons who own and pay taxes upon 2500 worth of properly or more shall be entitled to register and vote. Another provision Is that persons of good character who understand the duties and obligations of citizenship under n republican form of govern-1 ment can register and vote. RAILROAD COMMISSION BILL. The Candler-Overstreet railroad bill, so called because of its Joint author ship by Representative Candler of De- Kalb and Senator Overstreet of the 17th, may be summarized as follows:- To Increase the membership of the Railroad Commission from three to five members, giving the Governor authority to appoint two new mem bers. To revise, enlarge and more clearly define the powers, duties and rights of the Commission To extend Its power and jurisdiction over public docks, wharves, terminal companies, sleeping and palace car companies, telegraph and telephone companies, street railroads and elec tric and gas lighting plants and. In fact, every form of public utility in the state of Georgia. To fix the domicile of the Railroad Commission and prescribe what courts of the state have jurisdiction over pro eeedings Instituted against it. To prescribe and fix penalties and punishments for failure or refusal to observe any order,, rule or resolution of the Commission. The bill authorizes the employment of a lawyer who shall serve the Com mission regularly, in the capacity of solicitor. The Governor Is authorized to appoint this lawyer. The Commission has the absolute right to fix Intra-state freight and passenger rates and enforce its orders bearing on them. lu the event the railroads violate tho orders of the Commission, it is Incumbent upon the Governor through the state’s attorney general, to in stitute criminal prosecutions against IF YOU WILL WEAR PETERS’ DIAMONDS ON YOUR FEET, LIFE S WALK WILL BE EASY Peters’ Diamond Brand Shoes are sold by C, M. SAWYER & CO. the high officials of the company vio lating the orders. The right of appeal to the courts is not denied the railroads, but In the event of an appeal, the order of the Commission must be obeyed pending the final adjudication of the points at isque. If the orders should be disre garded, the chief executive of the state will take cognizance of the fact and immediately institute criminal prose cutions. The Commission Is given the right also to fix rates on street railroads, compel service by all public utility companies, control sidings and phy sical connections, regulate the wharves aud docks of the state, handle the telegraph and telephone companies, etc. Furthermore, the Commission is given the right and the public utility companies are required to get from the Commission permission to issue additional stocks and bonds, or to bor row money on any securities. In a word, the Commission has it within its power to prevent the watering of stocks, etc., and at all times to keep tab on the exact financial condition of the public utility companies coming under its supervision. BILLS LEFT OVER. The Legislature got Into a tangle over the anti-pass bill, the two houses falling to agree. The same Is true of the anti-lobbying bill, but Home FURNITURE, ® CARPETS, Mattings, Rugs, Crockery, Tinware, Cutlery, Stoves, Etc. We have a complete stock of HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS at prices that are right. £* g* Bed-Room Suits. Odd Dressers, Bureaus, Bedsteads, Chairs, Rockers. Lounges, Tables, Mattresses, Springs, Kitchen Safes, etc. Crockery, Glassware, Tinware, Lamps and numerous Kitchen utensils Our line of Cutlery is of the best make in Steel and Silver-Plate Knives, Forks and Spoons; also Pocket Knives, Butcher Knives Scissors, Razors, etc. QTnyCQ | Our line ol Stoves is complete, from the 0 I U V LU i cheapest to the very best make Come to see us. We will make the prices right. agreement as to the terms of these measures will probably be reached at the next session. The bill of Hon. Boykin Wright for purer elections would doubtless have been passed but for the untimely Ill ness of Its distinguished author. The income tax on railroads and the increased fee on fertilizer inspect ion, recommended by Governor Smith, failed of passage. We have closely scrutinized the votes of Polk’s popular Representa tive, Hon. Felton Mundy, and are glad to say that they have in every instance been in the interests of the people and in full accord with his promise to his constituents, and the same is true of our Senator, Hon. W. F. Walker, of Paulding. Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, Metier thao Ihr.e Teeters. "Three years ago we had three doc tors with our little boy and every thing that they could do seemed vain At last when all hope seemed to be gone we began using Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and in a few’ hours he began to im prove. Today he is as healthy a child as parents could wish for.”—Mrs. B. J. Johnston. Linton. Hiss. For sale by E. Bradford. Cedartown, C.a. J. S. & 6. D. COLLINS C. W. SMITH, Vice President. E. L. HENDERSON, Ass't. Caehiei R. 0. PITTS, President. E. S. AULT, Cashier. THE COMMERCIAL BANt OF CEDARTOWN. Capital, - - $ 38,500.0 Surplus 0 Undivided Profits, 83,500.0 DEPOSITORY FOR STATE, CITY AND COUNTY. The long experience of our officer in banking affairs warrants the state ment that this institution is well prepared to care for any business er trusted to it. The large surplus and profits, as shown above, are an evidence o our success and a guarantee of strength and safety to the Depositor, an demonstrate our ability to meet every demand within the hounds c legitimate banking. Upon this showing, and the extra precaution In providing our ban with the only BURGLAR PROOF VAULT in the county, we respectfull; solicit your business. it imu .oily ii i m
