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STIRRING TIMES
AHEAD OF SOLQNS
Several Bitter Struggles Anticipated In
House and Senate During
This Session.
WOMAN’S SUFFRAGE BILL
Amendment to Tax Law and New
Liquor Bill Starts Bail
Rolling.
—Atlanta.
Forerunnners of what may prove to
he the most bitterly contested meas
ures introduced into the general as
sembly of Georgia for many years
made their appearance in several new
bills introduced during the past week.
It is apparent that the solons will
not be able to evade the woman suf
frage issues, the liquor agitation and
the efforts on the part of the oppon
ents of the tax equalization law to
secure an amendment to this bill pass
ed at last session.
To Prevent Hasty Marriages.
Much interest has been manifested
in a bill presented by Representative
Parker of Liberty, which tends to reg
ulate marriages in the state. This bill
requires the publication once a week
for four consecutive weeks the notice
of an approaching marriage in the
papers of the county, where the fe
male resides. According to this bill
the full name of both parties and the
time and place of the ceremony must
be given in the notice.
Eugenic Marriage Law.
Another bill which might be called
a companion bill to Representative
Parker’s “wedding” bill, was one in
troduced into the senate by Senator
Hixon. This is known as the eugen
ics bill and requires a physician’s
certificate of mental and physical
soundness and abstinence from alco
hol and narcotics and fixing the mar
riageable age of the male at eigh
teen year and 'lie female at sixteen.
Parents of the females are allowed
to furnish a certificate in her behalf.
Another Prohibition Bill.
What is believed to be one of the
most extreme prohibition bills ever
introduced in the Georgia legislature
was one presented by Representative
Fullbright of Burke county into ti e
house. After its introduction the bill
was referred to a temperance com
mittee. This bill prohibits the man
ufacture, sale, keeping for sale, bar
ter or giving away to induce trade
of any liquor containing more than
one-half of 1 per cent, alcohol. It
fixes January 1, 1915, as the date when
it is to become effective, prohibits the
issuance of any license in tiie name
of the state or any subdivision there
of or any municipality for the sale of
the liquor, and provides misdemeanor
punishment for violation.
Woman's Suffrage Introduced.
A lively fight is anticipated over the
woman suffrage hill introduced by
Representative Wright of Floyd, wfeioli
calls for a constitutional charter
amendment, allowing women to vote
in Georgia. In his hill, Mr. Wright
calls upon the governor to provide for
the submission of the proposed
amendment to the people. This bill
was referred to a committee on con
stitutional amendment, where it will
receive the warmest reception. Both
the antis and those in favor of the bill
are preparing for a bittle struggle
when tlie bill is reported back to the
house by the committee.
New Bills Before House.
Among the new important bills was
one by Mr. Allen of Jackson to submit
to the voters of the state a constitu
tional amendment providing for the
initiative and referendum. Mr. Car
ter of Appling introduced a bill call
ing for felony convicts to work on a
public highway from Bryan county
to the Florida line. Quick action was
taken by the house committee on agri
culture, which met before the house
adjourned and acted favorably on a
resolution indorsing co-operation be
tween Georgia and the national gov
ernment for the extension of agri
cultural w(|rk in the state. In a
resolution introduced by Mr. Stovall of
Elbert an appropriation of SIO,OOO was
asked for with which to provide two
statues of noted Georgians to be plac
ed in the national hall of fame at
Washington, I). C. In the resolution
the names of AJe v nnder H. Stephens
and Dr. William C; aw ford Long were
mentioned for the honor. The reso
lution was referred to the committee
on appropriations.
To Elect Game Commissioner.
Representative Move of Johnson and
Connor of Spalding introduced in the
house a bill to take out of the gov
ernor’s hands the appointment of the
game and fish commissioner and place
the election of this official in the hands
of the people. It fixes the term as two
years and provides for election In the
same manner as members of the gen
eral assembly are elected.
Bill to Create Public Printer.
A bill to create the office of super-
To Urge Mclntosh Memorial.
Atlanta. —Mrs. A. H. Alfriend, chair
man of the Gen. William Mclntosh Me
morial association, is doing much to. se
cure the passage at the present ses
sion of the legislature a. bill to have
the state preserve as a memorial to
General Mclntosh the hotel built l>\
him at Indian Spring. "The Gen. Wil
liam Mclntosh memorial bill, which
had one reading at the last session
of the Georgia legislature, is meeting
with a great deal of praise and enti'.u
si asm -throughout the state.” said Mrs
A Iriend.
intendent of state printing was intro
duced by Representaive John Y. Smith
of Fulton county. It provides that this
official shall he a practical printer of
at least five years’ experience, ap
pointed by the governor for a term of
two years at a salary of $9,000 per
year; that he shall receive bids and
award contracts for all the slate's
printing of every kind.
Senate Receives New Bills.
Three bills of state wide import
ance were introduced in the senate,
the most radical probably being that
of Senator iiuie of the Thirty-fifth
district, which would prohibit the
slaughter of female calves, the pri
mary object of the measure being to
encourage the cattle industry in the
state. Senator Kea of the Sixteenth
district is the author of a bill prohib
iting whites from teaching in negro
or mixed schools, and prohibiting ne
groes from teaching in white or mix
ed schools. A resolution memorializ
ing congress to repeal the bankruptcy
act was introduced by Senator Starke
of the Thirty-third district, the reso
lution declaring that the act benefits
only lawyers, court officials, receiv
ers and trustees in that the fees gen
erally eat up all the assets of a bank
rupt.
There is every indication that the
opponents of the tax equalization act
are planning a determined fight for its
repeal. The supporters of the act say
the fight, while it may consume a good
deal of the time of the session, will
avail nothing. They say the ways and
means committee of the house, to
which the house frills will be referred,
is overwhelmingly in favor of the act
as it stands; that the house will very
likely vote down a repeal oj the act;
that the senate, even if the house
passes a repeal, will nonconcur; and
that the governor should both the
house and senate pass a repeal, will
veto it, and that it would be impossi
sible to get the two-third vote neces
sary to override a veto.
Endorses Wilson’s Administration.
The house passed a resolution heart
ily indorsing the administration of
President Woodrow Wilson. It was
introduced by Representative Moye of
Johnson county and was passed by
unanimous viva voce vote.
There was introduced in the senate
by Senator S. M. Turner of the Seventh
district a bill to create a state high
way commission, which commission
shall employ a state highway engineer,
all expenses to be paid with the pro
ceeds of the state motor vehicle li
cense tax.
The house adjourned shortly before
11 o’clock, in respect to the memory
of five members who have died since
the last session, and the senate ad
journed about the same hour. The
senate changed its hour of convening
in the morning from 10 to 11 o’clock.
On the stroke of 10 o’clock Wednes
day morning the Georgia house of rep
resentatives was called to order by
by Speaker W. 11. Burwell.
Bishop Warren A. Candler of Atlan
ta led in prayer.
The roll was called by John T. Boi
feuillet, clerk of the house.
Speaker Burwell, before proceeding
to business delivered a short speech fe
licitating lus associates upon the re
assembling and expressing sorrow for
the death of the members who have
passed to the beyond since the last
session.
New Members of the House.
A communication was read from the '
governor informing the house that the
election of members to vacancies had !
been duly certified to him by the sec
retary of state.
The new members came forward to
(he clerk's desk and received the oath
of office from Chief Justice Fish of the
supreme court.
They are as follows:
T. B. Carroll, Caoosa county, suc
ceeding J. C. Bryan, deceased: George
G. Glenn, Whitfield county, succeeding
S. E. Berry, deceased: Bion Williams,
Meriwether county, succeeding O. M.
McGehee, deceased; Asa P. Deadwy
ler, Elbert county, succeeding J. N.
Wall, resigned; H. A. Peacock of
Dougherty county, succeeding C. M.
Clurk, Sr., deceased.
Senate Holds Short Session.
In a three-quarter of an hour ses
sion, the state senate opened its work
for this year Wednesday morning.
J. Randolph Anderson, president of
the senate, called the members to or
der at 10 o’clock. A prayer was made
by Rev. J. W. G. Watkins, the blind
chaplain, after which Check Charles
Northen called the roll.
President Anderson addressed the
members briefly, stating he was glad
to announce there were no vacancies
from death or other causes. He said
that in his duties as head of the sen
ate matters personal to him did not
enter.
New Bills Before Senate.
Upon the announcement of President
Anderson that bills could be introduc
ed at once, Senator R. T. Dußose of
the Thirtieth district, introduced
three. One was to amend the charter
of Athens to give municipal control
of slaughter houses; another was to
change the date of some of the munic
ipal elections; the third was to amend
the charter of the Southern Mutual
Insurance company to permit it to in
sure against lightning.
Fight for New County.
Atlanta. —Advocates of the propos
ed new county of Tate in north Geor
gia, with Fairmont as the county seat,
will come to the legislature this sum
mer with a unique plead. Only one
new county lias been created in north
Georgia (Stephens) since ISBS, while
nine new ones have been created in
south Georgia. The Tate advocates
say that south Georgia needed her new
eoun ies all right, but that the upper
nuft of the state should not be neg
lected in this respect, particularly
where there is such a great need
COFFEE COUNTY PROCESS, DPI OLAS, GEORGIA
Laura Jean Libbeu's
Talks on
Heart Topics
ICcpyiifiht, 1914. ly ths McCluie Newipa ;*T Syndic* *]
WHY WOMEN ARE TEMPTED.
ThPir friendship Is a lurking snare.
Their honor Put an idle breath.
Their smile the smile that traitors wear,
Their love is hate—their life is death.
It is always the fairest flower that
has the least hardy stem. It is always
the loveliest worn-
BSKPSW 1 en whom tepta-
Bagßaffi- tion assails and
whose heads are
r 4 turned by flattery.
Some women are
i born rrioro fasci ‘
nating than oth
ers - They hear
plf fu * sorne l iraise re
gard in g them-
Sgjjjft selves from the
P*’time they enter
•-<*# their teens. Such a
;>•. girl is told by her
folks that she ex
erts a great influ
ence over each
one with whom
she is brought in
to contact. They
imbue in her the thought that she is
a love magnet which needs draw all
hearts to her.
She generally marries early. If she
is contented to settle down to do
mestic life, well and good. The coin
ing of little ones may take up her at
tention. engage her love and devo
tion. It is the married beauty with
no home tics save a husband upon
whose hands time hangs heavily.
The wife who has no children to
sew for usually employs much of her
leisure time in making dainty clothes
to adorn her own person. She doesn't
make them to hang in a closet. She
casts about for places to go where
she can wear them; see and be seen.
The friends such a woman chooses
mar or make her life. They either
turn her thoughts in a sensible groove
or influence her to mirth and frivolity.
In these jolly crowds men are wont to
fling conventionalities to the winds
It’s Cora. Flora, Daisy and Marne with
them instead of according these wom
en the d'gnity of their married names
•—Mrs. So-and-So!
Such familiarity has been known
to lead, in a hilarious moment, to en
dearing phrases on the lips of men.
She vho listens to such flattering
speeches is liable to have her head
turned by the flattery, and the temp
tation to listen and believe gains con
trol of her better judgment. The wom
an who realizes she is on dangerous
ground should fly from temptation, not
edge the closer to it. It is seldom a
man makes love to a woman if he does
not find her willing to listen.
If his first attempt at familiarity is
rebuked in a ladylike but decided man
ner, he will look elsewhere for a con
quest. Eagerness to be thought so
ciety ladies is responsible often for the
first step. The social climber gives
little dinners. Wine and merriment
are not lacking. If husband is busy,
she thinks it no harm to accept other
men’s escort to theater or ball. She
soon finds herself in a different circle
of friends from that which welcomed
her poor, jilodding husband. The gulf
between them widens. It is well for
the married woman to remember.that
she should listen to praise and en
dearment only from_ the lips of her
husband.
SHOULD A HUSBAND—OR WIFE
RUN THE HOME.
Of love, of joy. of peace and plenty.
Home is the resort
Where,
Supporting and supported, polish'd friends
And dear relations mingle into bliss.
There are easy dispositioned women
who are quite eager to take things as
they come. Other women believe
they have certain rights, and will not
yield what they consider their priv
ilege even to a husband. It would ba
well for the latter class of women, to
study the law, ere they enter the rank
and file of matrimony.
If she believes the world is her do
main, in which to reign supreme, she
may get a sudden jolt to find that her
hut bard has a perfect right to say
how many apples she should put in a
pie, or that he must be consulted ev
ery time the asks her mother to drop
in to luncheon. A learned judge of
the supreme court has decided that
even if the home is jointly owned by
the husband and wife the husband
hrs a right to regulate the household
and to decide who shall stop beneath
its roof. This will make many an in
dependent girl take a long breath ere
she weds. She may insist upon a
prenuptial agreement that he will not
press his right to regulate the house
hold.
Should he demur, she will insist, per
haps, that she has an equal right to
run ikis business. Summing up the sit
uation, it would seem that there was
but one proper way of disposing of the
matter —the home is the woman's
throne. Her sphere is in making it
the ideal resting place for her hus
band.
She should be supreme in all do
mestic affairs. While his wishes
should be respected as to the guests,
or friends she invites to call upon her,
he should not lay down the law that
s he should exclude the loved one that
it is a pleasure for her to entertain.
As to the man being the head of
the house, paying the bills gives him
that prestige. It is a courtesy which
he should accept good naturedly. But
in reality the wife is the head of the
house. It is due to her management
that affairs run on so smoothly. His
interest she looks after carefully;
studies his comfort. If the average
husband was obliged to step into his
wife's shoes and run the home for a
fortnight, his temper, his nerves and
his patience would be stretched to
the breaking point. He'd know all
about keeping a fine, regulated homo
if he had to do a big washing on Mon
day, iron half a hundred starched
pieces on Tuesday, do the bi-weekly
baking for a hungry family on Wednes
day, clean a score of windows on
Thursday and dust parlor and living
rooms, sweep halls and stairways on
Friday, bake, clean dining room, and
kitchen, refrigerators, to say nothing
of getting three meals a day, washing
dishes, mending, cleaning silver, and
a thousand and one things, compris
ing the duty of the genius who pre
sides over the household. Its a won
der the majority of wives can be such
good pals with husbands —meeting
them with smiles, parting from them
with kisses, when they have so much
on their minds. No doubt it was a
bachelor who decided that the hus
band should regulate the household.
If he were a married man he would
know better.
PLACING GIRLS IN FALSE LIGHT.
And are these follies going?
And is my proud heart growing
Too cold or wise for brilliant eyes
Again to set it glowing?
Poor wisdom's chance, against a glance,
Is now as weak as ever.
One can make allowances for the
very young man who starts the wrong
way in love-making, who invites a
young miss to see a show of which he
knows nothing or or takes her to a
dance where she might meet frolic
some young people whose acquaintance
her folks would consider undesirable.
The well-seasoned man of the world
can offer no excuses for placing a girl
in a false light by taking her to places
of amusement where her innocent
young face should not be seen. It is
usually the girl w T ho has neither fa
ther or brothers to lock after her
whom the free lance keeps out until
after midnight. Widow's daughters
are usually his prey, yet orphans suit
him better. He is usually a man about
town, w ; ho is kept up by his kinfolks.
This relationship gives him prestige.
Girls whom he invites out ure flat
tered by the attentions of this man
of influential family. It never occurs
to them to question the propriety of
making appointments to step out of
an evening with him having no idea
as to where they are going. If they
wind up at a dance in some restau
rant and her escort insists upon order
ing wine profusely, soon getting un
der the influence of it, she finds her
self at last in a most embarrassing
situation.
She must trust herself on the street,
at length, with a man who Is not
capable of caring for her, or spurn his
companionship further and make her
way home at midnight alone.
A young woman is always judged by
the company she keeps. She may be
ever so gentle of heart and pure of
mind, but that will not prevent her
reputation from being smirched if she
is seen at questionable amusement
places in the company of a man who
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If girls are not careful of themselves
such men will not be careful of them.
Men whose only thought is the search
of pleasure are not marrying men.
With them it is this girl today and
that one tomorrow. The youngest girls
should be warned by what they read
and are told by those who have their
interest at heart.
The road of pleasure often has an
abrupt and dangerous ending. Young
girls do not realize this_ t rut In The
OVERSTREET GIN CO.
GINS COTTON FEE.
Yes, the first bail of new
cotton is ginned free at
our gin. Who will it be.-’
We will be ready in a
few da vs. Installing new
machinery for conven
ience of our f iends. We
please others, and can
please you.
DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
free lance knows itt Wis at him tile
world's anger of resentment should be
aimed for deliberately placing young
women in a false light-
Unlucky Coins.
A peculiar superstition relating to
coins is said to be current in Burma.
The inhabitants prefer those bearing
female heads, believing that coins
with masculine effigies will not bring
so much luck.