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Organs, Buggies.
Vol. XX.—B Pages.
SETS DATE FOR CIVIL
SERVICE EXAMINATION.
Commi sicner of Internal Reve
nue Arranges for Additional
Examinations in Georgia
The News is in receipt of a let
ter from Hon. Thomas M. Bell, in
closing a letter f°r publication
from Hon. W. H. Osborn. Inter
nal Revenue Commissioner, and
we take pleasure in giving it
space for the intelligence it con
tains. The letter follows:
“Treasury Department, Wash
ington, July 12, 1913. Hon. T
M. Bell. M. C. House of Repre
sentatives. Washington, D. C.
Sdr: On June 24 1913, this Offijce
requested the Civil Service Com
mission additional examinations
in the State of Georgia for the
purpose of securing additional
eligibles for appointments to po
sitions in the internal revenue
service.
“I have been advised by the
Commission that the examina
tions requested will be held on
August 16, 1913. at the follow
ing places: Atlanta, Augusta Ma
con, Columbus and Savannah,
and that all applications for en
trance to said examinations
should be in the hands of the
Civil Service Commission by Au
gust 11. 1913,
‘As numerous inquiries have
been made relative to appoint
ments in the internal revenue ser
vice. and as the commissions of
„ : ?puty collectors of internal rev
enue automatically expire with
that of the collector by whom
they were commsisioned and ap
pointed, and it is possible that,
many new collectors maynot elect
to recommsision the old deputies,
it is suggested that you give this
information wide publicity, in
view of the fact that all positions
in the Internal revenue service
are within the classified civil ser
vice and appointment thereto is
made from the eligible registers
of the Civil Service Commission.
“Respectfully,
W. H. Osburn,
Commissioner.
Goes to U. S. Supreme Court
Gov. Slaton has authorized At
torney General Felder and Judge
J. K. Hines, special attorney to
the railroad commission, to take
the necessary steps to have the
case of the state against the
lessees of the Western and Atlan
tis railroad to enforce thru rates
from Atlanta to Chattanooga, to
the supreme court of the United
States.
Big Land Deal.
Mr. M. J. Griffeth, head of
the ohl reliable firm of Griffeth,
Hill & Cos., left this morning for
m
Albany, to close up the big land
deal whereby large holdings of
himself, Bush and others are to b<
transferred to other parties. This
deal involves about $lB,OOO it is
understood. Payment of three
thousand dollars has already
been made.
Speaker Pro Tem McMieli.ael
of Marion wants to chop off the
per diem of members of the gen
eral assembly and apply that
amount to payment of teachers.
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LIPSCOMB TAX BILL
Amended by Committee Will Be
Rsported to the House
Thursday.
Atlanta, Ga., July 22 —Commit-
tee amendments to the Lipscomb
bill provide for a state board of
three tax equalizers, at salaries of
$7 per diem, 2 1-2 cents travel
ing expeness and limited to 50
days per year, with terms two
four and six years and appoint
ed by the governor. Such appoin
tees shall be, for the term for
which appointed and for two
years thereafter. ineligible to
hold any state county or munici
pal office.
Tire county boards, named by
the superior court judges on rec
ommendation of the £rand juries
shall meet before June 22 of
each year and the tax receiver
shall turn over returns to them.
They shall sit 20 days. If any per
son is dissatisfied with his as
sessment, he can appear before
the state board within five days.
If still dissatisfied an arbirta
tion board of three disinterest
ed persons w r ill hear evidence and
render a final decision.
The state board will consider
only county matters as a whole
and not individual returns. The
comptroller general is to act as
secretary of the state board and
tax receivers as secretaries of
the county boards.
lit is believed that the bill can
be reported to the house by
Thursday.
Celebration.
There will be a celebration at
Ebenezer in Gwinnett Saturday.
Rev. 11. N. Rainey* of this city is
on the program for an address,
other speakers will also be pres
ent. Everybody is invited to
come and bring well filled bas
kets. 1 *
General News Notes.
The grand encampment of the
Independent Order of Odd Fel
lows is in session at Athens.
About 100 encampments are on
hand.
Senator Bacon* owing to press
of business at the national capital
was forced to decline the invita
tion to address the Georgia leg
islature.
By a vote of 8 to 5, the senate
committee on education Tuesday
afternoon reported unfavorably
on the Bush bill, requiring the
Bible to be read in the public
: schools.
Concerted opposition has devel
oped in congress to Postmaster-
General Burleson s order re
ducing parcel post rates and in
creasing the maximum size of
packages to be handled in the
service.
A resolution lias been introduc
ed in the Georgia legislature to
investigate the conduct of Dr. A.
M. Soule, president of the State
College of Agriculture. The res
olution i sbas and on charges made
by IT M. Blackburn, editor of the
Southern Fancier-Farmer.
Misses Ann a Cook and Mae
Audrey Chandler, of Bishop, are
the guest of Mrs. T. A. Maynard.
Winder, Jackson County, Ga., Thursday, July 24, 1913.
Optimism.
“Cbeer up, old boy! Don’t
dump your joy because the
day is glum; pick out the
best and dump the rest —
let's hear you start to hum.
When in a jam, don’t cuss
and slam, but grin and wait
it out; the joys love hope,
it’s powerful dope, and puts
the glooms to route. So
don’t despair, turn down
dull care and leave him to
the mob. The sun ain’t
dead, he’ll leave his bed,
and soon be on the job.”
SCOUTS GO TO CAMP
About Twenty-Five Will Take
Advantage of the Outing.
Saturday morning about twen
ty-five of Winder’s young Boy
Scouts will leave for Toccoa for
their summer’s outing. Scout
master Quarterman and Former
Scoutmaster Eden, who is now
on the ground making arrange
ment<s for the receptkn of the
Beouts, will have charge of the
pa|ys and a fine time is assured.
The News is in receipt of the
(following letter from Mr. Eden
for publication: f
“Editor News —Thorough ar
rangements have been made for
the initial of the camp in
the center of Toccoa, facing the
courthouse square, from Satur
day afternoon to Monday morn
ing, in order that the young peo
ple may meet the Toccoa folks
and go to church and Sunday
school Sunday. The people here
are looking forward to the com
ing of the Scouts with great an
ticipation and expect to give a
hearty welcome. The hours spent
in Toccoa will be running over
with unalloyed enjoyment.
“Monday morning we are to
pull up stakes and go out to Hon
J. D. Prather’s famous country
home, seven miles from Toccoa,
hard by mountains, within a
few hundred yards of Tugalo riv
er, about ten miles from Tallu
lah. amidst almost ideal surround
ings for shade, fishing, ba*hinrr.
protection, conveniences and plea
ure. A phone is handy, a fine
auto road with. Toccoa only twen
ty minutes away, and people al
ready planning to ride out fre
quently and visit the camp.
W e are to give an exhibi
tion and reeita] of Boy Scouts
and Camp Fire activities and prin
ciples for Toccoa s benefit and
help place these organizations
there. Hikes are to be had to
Toccoa Falls, Currahee Mountain
Tallulah, Shut-In and other
places. The writer is building
high hopes on the parents permit
ting every Boy Scout and Camp
Fire Girl to come, and we invite
you here and now to run up by
auto or train and visit us any.
day.
“Fraternally.,
“J. Fred Eden, Jr.”
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Smith had
as their guests Friday, Mr. and
Mrs. James Mobley, Mr. and
Mrs. James Wyley and Miss
Maud Mobley, of Social Circle.
GIRL BRIDE
Shoots Husband to Prevent De
sertion, She Says.
Gainesville, Ga., July 23—Phy
sicians today entertain hope for
th.e recovery of Tom Wood, a
baseball player, Avho was shot
Sunday night by bis nineteen
vear old girl bride, who is held
under the charge of assault with
intent to murder.
The young woman declares that
she shot Wood because she fear
ed he would desert her.
McCUTCHEON HEAD OF
WEEKLY EDITORS.
Lagrange, July 23. —The twen
ty-seventh annual convention of
the Georgia Weekly Press associ
ation came to a close this morn
ing at 11:30. Subjects of inter
est to the association were dis
cussed, new resolutions made and
old resolutions amended.
The nomination and election
of officers was. held. Those
elected were:
President— P. T. MeCutcheon,
Franklin.
Vice President —J. C. McAu
liff, Milledgeville.
2nd. Vice Pres. —J. A. Perry,
Lagrange.
Cor. Sec. —H. M. Stanley, Dub
lin, re-elected.
Rec. Sec. —C. E. But
ler. )
Treas. —J. J. Howell, Cuthbert.
The attendance that gathered
at the morning session of the con
vention was the largest in the
history of the association.
July Ccttcn Off.
New Orleans, July 23'—The
price of old crop cotton suffered
th reesult of selling out of hold
ers of long contracts. In the
trading before noon July dropped
30 points, and August dropped 25
This wade the break in July 75
points, or nearly $4 a bale.
The market opened steady,with
no signs of weakness, hut soon af
the call, both July and August
were sold heavily and prices fell
off under the pressure. At the
lowest of the morning July stood
at 11.70 and August at 11}.69, thus
fulfilling the bearish prediction. l
that August would sell under Ju
ly.
Social News Nets.
Miss Sarah Mays, of Social
Circle and Miss Lucy Finger of
Gainesville are visiting Miss An
nette Qullian this week.
Little Montine Robinson, has
r<yturned home, after a pleasant
week spent at her uncle’s, John
A. Robinson, R. F. D. 23.
Little Ruby Woodruff, is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Wood
ruff who are visiting in Nor
eross, Ga for the summer.
Miss Reunite Woodruff has re
'turned home after spending
several days with her Unde, Mr.
W. 11. Perry, of Oglethrope Coun
ty.
Mrs. W. J. Timms and Mrs. W.
B. Osborn, of Atlanta, spent
several days here this week as
the guests of Mrs. Georgia Ilar
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SHINGLEMAN.
8 Pages.—No. 15
DEMOCRATS UPHELD ON
ON EVERY TEST VOTE
Senate Takes Plunge Into
The Tariff Bill
Washington, D. C., July 23
The senate took its first plunge
into the intricacies of the Un
derwood-Simmon.s tariff revision
bill today. At the end of a day
of hard work only a few para
graphs of the voluminous meas
ure had been completed when ad*
journraent was reached tonight.
On very test vote throughout
the day democratic leaders were
upheld, in some cases receiving
the support of republicans align
ed with the progressive element.
Detailed consideration of the
bill began unexpectedly when it
was found no republican sen
ators were ready to deliver
speeches. Chairman Simmons
urged that the senate lose no
time in pushing the measure to a
vote, and with the consent of
the republicans, the reading of
the bill, line by line was begun.
Tests of strength came upon a
number of relatively unimport
ant issues, embraced in duties up
on chemicals and drugs. The der
ocratic ranks held solidly upon
each vote.
BARROW COUNTY BILL
Defeated in Senate —Vote 25 to
17—Two Not Voting.
The bill creating the county 'of
Barrow from territory from Wal
ton, GwjjineU and Jackson was
temporarily defeated this morn
ing in the senate.
Being a constitutional amend
ment it reqired 30 votes to secure
passage.
Reconsideration is certain, as
a majority controls. In this
event the bill will go to the heet
of the senate calendar and would
not be reached again this session
We have been fought hard,
some fighting on conviction and
from pure motives. Others have
fought us from selfish interest
and still others for revenge and
political hatred. This time at
least these political dead ones
have fought us in the open and
we have more respect for them
since seeing them in an altogether
new role.
Prohibition Measure..
The famous Webb bill de
signed to stop shipments of li
quor into dry states from wet
ones—and in which bill there was
found a weakness amounting to
nullification —has been made to
fit Georgia by the legislature
which passed a measure yester
day which is the strongest yet
proposed. ,
Senator Baccn’s Vote. , ‘
Senator A. O. Bacon received
votes for United Spates sen
ator in the special election held
)n July loth. —the first elec.ion
under the change in the federal
law.
Goes To Philadelphia.
Mr. 0. N. Patrick, brother-in
law of Dr. L. W. Hodges, leaves
‘his week for Philadelphia, where
he goes to take a post-graduate
course in optometry. j m