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THK NEWS., Established 1871* BEGINNING OF YEAR IS MARKED BY CONFIDENCE men & “''EvHiences of Business Improve* Ment and of Great Prosperity. MANUFACTURING PLANTS OPERATE ON FULL TIME Business Men Gratified and Eneourag - ed That No* After Worst Has Passed Conditions Are Not ‘ So Had as Feared. Columbus, Ga., Dec. 31. —The In dustrial Index rays in its issue for this week: • , “The evidences of business im ,, provement and the promises ot great prosperity in th* immediate future are'so substantial that the beginning of the New Year will be marked by a confidence which would be notable ‘•i even under norma' conditions. •‘lt has beer several weeks since the business depression caused by the war in Europ' reached its lowest point, and a gradual iirprevement was begun. Though the improvement has not been rapid, it has been unceasing, ’ apd now the evidences cf it are thor ough. •“One of the most satisfactory and substantial features of this evidence is the resumption of operations on full tim.e of manufacturing establish ments that have been running on short time and the resumption of op eratiohs by some industrial plants that have been closed. In some in stances manufacturing plants are be ing operated overtime to fill the or ders for their products. . 4 “The exportation of cotton contin ues to increase. There is improve . ment in the lumber trade. Business was better just prior to Christmas ~ holidays than was expected, and it is reported that this business was fully up to normal years in some cities of the southeast. “Business men are gratified and en couraged that now, attar the worrt iias longtktaOe 7 passed, conditions are not so bad as they had feared, and they are looking to the future with firm confidence. “Florida has broken all records for a week in the amount of citrus fruit shipped. Savannah’s exports for a week were third in value for the cities of the Atlantic- seaboard. Receipts of cotton at Savannah on December 32, established a new high record there for a day this season. Several million feet of crossties are being shipped to eastern ports of this coun try through the port of Pensacola, Fla. Large sums are being disbursed in the payment of dividends by banks, ir du atrial establishments and other business institutions. A new cotton mill is to be placed in operation at Alexander City, Ala., and a plant at Brunswick, Ga., which gives employ ment to more than two hundred people will resume operations. Bank clearings and postoffice receipts at Birmingham show increases as com- 1 pared with last year. X “Eight coroorations were formed with minimum capital stories aggre gating $195,000.” W. E. POWELL COMPANY retires from business (Advertisement.) W. E. Powell Company have been operating- under chaiter aril contract which expire today, hence the disso lution. H. 11. Bass assumes the debts of W. E. Powell Co.; other as sets, which consist of notes, accounts and the live stock which is now on hand, tegethei- . with the barn, be ccmes of H. B. Bass. W. E. Powell Co. has been selling live stock for a number, of years and have had a very satisfactory busi ness. The notes and accounts will be found at the office of the Griffin Mer- C*» in "charge of Haskell H. Bass for collection. Creditors will call and settle without delay. The barn is for rent-a magnificent stable, well equipped, well ventilated and plenty light feet square. Would make gn elegant garage. >T7< 1 • IL l ■k ? li I UJtqi BSTI I I HBw r»L-■ j wW. ■ E { Jw EBE/ M JMk M\M fl iF' IL# “ * aJL- / CHILD LABOR LAW OF GEORGIA IN EFFECT FRIDAY * -«!«■ Anno; need That the New Law .. Will Re Vigorously Enforced. LETTER 18 ADDRESSED TO ORDINARY DREWRY <S - Children Under Certain Age Will Not Be Allowed *o Work in Cotton Mills and Other Places. The following letter received by Ordinary J. A.’ Drewry from H. M. Stanley, of Atlanta, commission er of commerce end labor, is self ex planatory : “Inclosed you will find copy of r.ew child labor law, which goes into effect January Ist, 1916. As you will 1 note, no orphan child .under a certain age and no child under a certain age of a dependent widowed mother can work in any manufacturing establish ment, laundry or place of amusement ' ' • ■ c» unless permission is given by a com mission composed of the county school superintendent, the ordinary of the county and the bead of the school where the child resides. “Since the ordinary has to act only in cases of orphan children and chil-- dren. of dependent widows while the superintendent of schcoj£Xnust sign these as well as certificates showing educational cualifications, the cenfi cates to be used in your county in connection with the new child labor law have been sent to the County school superintendAii. I. beg to ad vice that after January Ist, children under certain ages of dependent or disabled fathers will not be permitted to work in any cf the establishments named above, that lew having been re pealed. “For your information I am enclos ing a copy of each of the certificates that will be used in connection with the new child labor law. “Trusting that you will cal upon men when I can aid you and with as surances of my high personal esteem, etc” - ’• Griffin will hardly be affected by the new law, there being few if any children who will have to apply for certificates. The law applies to the larger cities and Griffin has no con cerns that employ children of the age specified in the act. ■ SHIPPIKS MTE HILF THE ME OF COnDN Transatlantic Hutes Arc At New High l evels—Helps to Lower Price. Savannah, Dec. 31.— Owing to scarcity of neutral ships and the risks which must be taken in trans porting freights the transatlantic rates on freight room from Savannah ura now sho/ing a new high record levels. / The quotations per bale on cotton yesterday compared to normal times, according to a representative export er here were: To Bremen, present $18.75 agkinst $1.75 a bale. To present rate $11.25 against $1.75. To Ro terdem, present rata $12.50 against $1.75. To Havre, present rate $5.50 against $2.00. To Genoa, present rate $5.50 against $2.75. To Liverpool and Manchester, pres ent rate s4# against $1.75. To Barcelona, present rate $5 against $3.25. The average price cf a bale of cot te now is $35 • The freight rate to Bremen is prac tically half the value of the cotton. Cotton factors her* pointed out that the effect of the ffliottnous mcraasa m freight rates was largely* responsible t for the low prices tbe staple now is ' bringing in domestic markets. GRIFFIN, GA. THURSDAY .CTERNOON. DECEMBER 31, 1911. Important Happenings of 1914 In Pictorial Review - j- "4 “11 "• 1 """" 11 i, "‘ ... ii ' a- hß# / V JfeMU 11. / 'Bl 'Mi Aißf'LWfh' -lUL 1 ! ( W. > \ ' z \ mI -L \ jX wJi -'• **C~ - PEAD MARINES Bicker % I M a M b^jK ; Xl t /-L. «S MH / iw »/ FT by y AUGUST-RtDNsJr LOuVAiH" ♦ m w- BjA P f J H ..0F IRELAND Z •<- Z / < v V-Ms yF m I mP I 3b« KrSSSkH MBBST / /fero«nand\ / B 1 Mmiji * wnmj xl l y family- \ I KrxffirWl 'W Jf 1 X ' OLD and NEW POPES ••- RCFU » r amkkicam fiusZauwJciatioh-*- ENERAL VILLA was active In northern Mexico In January, advancing on Torreon. Lieutenant Becker won a new trial In February, but the gun * men he hired to kill Gambler Rosenthal were condemned to death. Many lives were lost in March by the burning of a tent colony tn tbe Colorado % g labor war. American marines landed at Vera Crux April 21, losing seventeen killed and fifty-seven wounded. The steamer Empress of Ireland was eunk In the St Lawrence by the Storstsd May 28, 1,024 being drowned. Archduke Frans Ferdinand of Austria and Me wife were assassinated June 28 by Gavrio Prluxfp, starting tbe great war in Europe. Actual bostllitiee started by tbe bombardment of Belgrade after Austria formally declared war on Servla July 28 Lonvuln, Belgium, wae burned Aug. 28. On Sept 3 Hope Benedict XV. was elected as the successor of Pope Pins X.. who died Aug. 2ft George Stallings and tbe Boston Braves defeated the Athletics in four straight games tn October. During November thousands of Belgians, made homeless by the conflict, sought refuge elsewhere. Hospitaie in all the belligerent countries were filled with wounded. A ms WE PUNT TO WIN IS ASSURED Griffin Gas, Ice and Cold Storage Company Makes Arrangements For New Industry. Definite arrangements have been made to build in Griffin an icC and cold storage plant by the Griffin Gas, Ice ’and Cold Storage Company. Active work is now under way in erecting the gas machinery and with in sixty days the company will be ready to supply the local demand for gas. By that timd. work will have be gun on the cold storage plant, which is intended to be completed by the first of May. •The establishment of this plant means much to Griffin itself, as well as Spalding county, and it is our duty as. citizens to encourage this enter prise in every why possible. A cold storage plant, such as this company ‘proposes to build, will fur nish a dependable market for food pro ducts and country produce in unlimi ted quantities at prices that will" prdve immensely profitable to the farmers. There is no possible doubt that the cotton crop in Spalding county as well as the whole of Georgia will be greatly reduced the coming year. Ne cessarily, the farmers will turn their efforts toward raising food products, and for this reason a local market will l« required to handle this trade in Griffin. Otherwise Griffin will loose an opportunity and Atlanta and other cities provided with cold storage fa cilities will reap all the benefit. The Griffin Gas, Ice and Cold Stor age Company has been incorporated under the laws of Georgia with a capital of A limited funount o/ this stock will be disposed of locally and as an investment it is considered hy M»e of oar leading business men. is. 7 . Let ua all get behiw# the gas and cold storage company: as it offers more substantial Benefits to Griffin than any enterprise organised hsre in a long time.- adv. CHRISTMAS TREE TONIGHT Salvation Army to Give Entertain ment in Army Hall Tonight For IBearare of Children. The Army announces that Chnstmas tree exercises will be held in the army hall tonight begin ning at 7 o’clock. Following the dis tribution of the presents on the tree there will be an entertainment given by the children at which songs and recitations will be hfld. A large num ber of children as well a.* grown ups are looking forward to ah evening of genuine pleasure and enjoyment. Georgia’s Election Cost More Than Other States Expenditures of Candidates, Reported in Washington, Dis closes This Fact, Total Being $41,492.63. ’ 'i J Washington, Dee. 31.—Approxi mately half a iniPiem dollars wajt apdCt by candidates of all the campaign preceding the first pop ular election of United States sena tors last November. Sworn’ state ments of filed with the secretary cf state show a total of $460,777,25 senatorial candi dates in thirty-one states. Os this grand total $188,847.99 was contribut ed to ‘he candidates, who themselves gave to their campaign $271,926.26’. The democrats lead with $242,895.90 Republican, candidates spent $156,- 885.33; progressives $55,168.94; pro hibitionists $4,443.28; .socialists $554.- 74, and independents $1,7040.06. The average per capita expenditure was: Democrats, $3, 074.83} republicans, $2,852.44. " *■■ -- i 1 (XM.ORED r.«fTOR. ■* ™ ” *» » Rev. T. J. Linton has accepted the pastorate of St.’ I’hiilips A. M. E. church of this city. He comes from Sparta where he has served for two years, and has excellent pecommentfa ti?ns from some of the Bbst people of r that place. 1 e to do a preat work in Gnfftn and stop the loafing anwtig the e-AftVed people by W ’■ .i Jr * * *. X inducing them to attend church ser- B. F. Clatk, who has been con nected with the Griffin Mercantile Co., returned to his former "home in Lo cust tH<.we today, wherd M Wil id the future reride. Mrs. D W. Wilson *it*tained her guests, Mirs Margaret Watrons, of Tampa, Fla., Miss Kathleen Pro tijlOj .of Rover, and Miss Annie Jen kin's, of Griffin, at a i ox party at the Atlanta theatre )Lt ( Bering. Sl* will be a delightful ItoMras again th* evening, when she will entertain at a six o'clock dinner in honor of her house guests. Mr. and L. of Brooks, spent Thursday in the city. )|rs. ». H f%hflr, of H#l. Was in Griffin ’ Mr?. W. Glaie, of Augusta, is vis iting her sister, Mrs. T. H. Wynne, at her homo an Sokth Hill staefib y Ben Crowder, of Zetella, is in the city today. Mis* Nary Leila Fatteraon has ra mmed home after a short vi*it to Ma con. She was by Mbs Mrs. l«ewis Lawson. Mbs Martha Cole entertaifled at a I beautiful party on M ediwir*ty ’■eves* - ! ing in honor of her house guests. | The greatest total in any one state was sperrt in Geqrgiu, taro sen store wera'eJeCTeo.TThe‘amount mm to-jby all Georgia senatorial candidates to|ssed 841,4924)3.,,fiUrth Carolina, where Senator Overman was re-elect erf, reportedGthe smallest expenditure -a total of $762.65. According to law, no candidate may spend more than $10,006. One candidate, however, William Henley, progrtssteSj, of Oregon,b reported dis bursements of $10,826.94. Several candidates reported that they spent no money. The lowest expenditure on record was eight cents, eompn«- ’ r " i xfitcneiT*, socialist, er Expenditures by states include: Ala|«ma, Florida, $6,373,- 49; South Carolina, $1,442.50. ■ ■!»»—IMI 1 I....X..ssaea—»esa ! VETERANS TO MEET Regular Muting to Be Held Next W<-intM!ay and Much Business Is Io Be Trtnsactcd, The regular mpnuuy meeting of the T'ouniy Camp of United Con f“derate Veterans will be held next- Wednes lay morning at 10 o’clock at the «• irt h<>use i. Griffin. Being tlj, • first meeting in the Hew year, there is nt’-utellj quite a lot of k taiws conrint the dJufsiditraden and action.' j The. *>mn»an<*r of the camp, Col. B N rttarrW, requests that all ti* nteffil^i*’attend thJ fifst meeting in fr.e new year. ' hi l-T-te-? THE WEATHER Maximum xemperatute, 48. Mininlu* te*p^atu|e f S. | | ■ Mean twnperatilre, 42. f Forecast for Friday—Fair. * ffV)LB OF I6NORANCE. Nothing is tnoyt terrible than .v The living^mail who does not learn is dark, dark, like one walking in the night—From tbe The most Rgkorant are tbe most conceited. Uthess a man knows that there is something 1 mo<e to pe known bis inference ‘ to. jef yourae. ttmt Ira kpews ev | erything. • • • But let » mas kwow ttat time are things R to l« known of which be is ig tfrant. and It Is so much carv , ed ont of bls domain of nnirer ! tsni knowledge—Horace Mann. PRICE TWO CENTS SCHOOLS SET TOGETHER ; PH IN FEW DAYS: . . ” . I Governor Draws Warrant For $250,- , <KlC—Dart of Appro*’ .. \ priafion. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 31.—(Special.)—- Within the next two or three days the state’s schools, including those in the local or city system of Bibb and Richmond counties, wil Receive an other installment on their 1914 appro priation. Gov. Slaton has drawn warrants for approximately $250,000, or 10 per eent of the 1911 appropriation, and State Treasurer W. J. Speer, will im mediately mail out checks to the coun ty school .superintendents. The warrant for the county ?y*- ten s was for $200,682.79, and for for the two city systems was for S42Z>2O. This, wil Ibe the third ten per cent installment paid <l>e schools this year. The appropriation is $2,5000,000. Including the warrants above drawn Wednesday the state has paid the schools $750,000. The remainder of the appropriation will be paid early next year, it is said* as the various county tax collectors are expected to come forward after January 1 with the tax money owed the state. NEW YEAR’S MUSICALE. i The Young People’s Missionary So ciety will give 4i New Year’s musi caie at the residence of Mrs. L. C. Warren, No. 526 West Poplar steret. The following program will be ren dered: Instrumental Duet—Misses Rebecca and Etta Stanley. Piano Solo—Miss Bauline Lindsey. Vocal Solo—Mies' Helen Walton. Violin Duet—Miss Pursely and Mr. Goldstein. Piano Solo- Miss Aline Cumming. Vocal Solo——Miss Lillian Scott. Instrumental Solo—Miss Helen Gris fin. Reading—Miss Alice Murray. Instrumental Soto— Miss Olivia Vocal Sole—Miss Helen Griffin. Instrumental Duet —Miss Ethel Wil liams and Mis* Pauline Eady. IftMeJnontal Solo- M rs Mary Lei la Patterson. Vocal Soto-Mrs. L. G Warren. Reading— Mrs. L. C. Warren. | /n the Movie* Toworrow | Electric—Zudora. Thsnhouser; The Fatal Marriage. UniwtMl. Bungalow—Our Mutual Girt, Mu tant Old Enough to Be Grandpa, Am erican; The tattle Country Mouse, liajeitjc; The Jungle Master, Bison. THE SUN, EstaMM IS7L ammiia! i inmor nIInUAL LlulNol ririni&i i iifif- p rrtfi I .IJ EalKu I■■ >*kK L \ *»■ THE YHHI9IS - Taxes on All Kind* of BssiMss as Fixed by the Griffin (oundi. EVERY BUSINESS MAN SHOULD READ THEM Very Few Changes in Ueeeeee as Compared With Last Year. ( Uy Will Get in Meeh Kervnuc. The News and Sun prints today the annual licenses oidinunee* as passed by the Griffin city council, for the year 1915, which will bring consider able money in the city treasury. Ev ery business man should read these ordinances carefully. Few changes have been made in the taxes on busi nesses us compared with text year. Tliere are 106 sections of the ordi nance, as follows: e Be it enhetod by the mayor and council of tbe city of Griffin, and here by ordained by authority ehhito: That on the first day of January, 1915. al| persona, firms or corpora tions doing business of anv descrip tion in the city of Griffin «tsll reg ister their names with the clerk and treasurer, the same timo, if in the mercantile business, subscribing to the following oath: I do solemnly swear that the aver age stock of goods carried by me (or JUMP™* ‘‘f** not exc< * l ’LOOO or $2,500, or other amounts ss the case may be. - Arid each person, firm or corpora tion shall procure from the clerk and treasurers license, for which ho, she or they shall pay as hereinafter spec ified. Which said license and all other licenses issued by the city of Griffin shall be by the holder thireof mSad in a conspicuous place in his, her or their place of btislnew, S<ct>ol ?3' ° n> f >™ ®r business either in groceries, dry goods, boots and sheas, hats, millin ery, notions, hardware, saddles, tin ware, harness or other goods, whose stock does not exceed 31,000 shall pay a license of $lO per annum. Sec. 2. Any person, firm hr corpora tion whose stock exceeds SI,OOO and does not exceed SV>OO shall pay a li cense of S2O per annum Sec. 8. Any person, firm or corpora tion whose stock exceeds $2,000 and does not exceed $5,000, pay a license of S3O per annum. See. 4. Any person, firm or corpora tion whose stock exceed* $5,000 and does not exceed J 7.000, shall pay a license of SSO per annuity .. Sec. 5. Any person, firm or corpora license of $75 per annum. Sec. 6. Any person, firm or corpora* tion whosy stock exceeds SIO,OOO and does not exceed $15,000, shall pay a license of SIOO per annum. Sec. 7. Any person, firm or corpora tion whose stock exceeds $15,000 and does not exceed $25,006, shall pay a license of $125 per annum. Se.x 8., Any person, firm or corpora tion whose stock exceeds 325.000 shall pay a licemie of $l5O per annum. Sec. 9. De it further en*J®T That the proprietor of each and every bak ery shell pay a license of $5 per an num. Sec, 10. Be it further enacted, that the proprietor of each and every coal and wood yard, or coal alor.c. sball pay a license off 25 per annum. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, That the proprietor of each afid every lum ber yard, including building material, shall pay a license of $25 per annum. Sac. 12. Be it further enacted, That the proprietor of each and every laun dry shall pay a license of $25 per an num. . _ Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, That, each and every agent for laundries outside the city shall pay a license of 425 per annum. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted, That all automobile dealers pay a license o S3O, and ail dealers in bicycles pey a all sutemobi’a dealers pay a license of . resident or itinerant. Sec. 15’. Be :t further enacted, That each and every dealer in picture ■ frames, except where carried in stock as merchandise, shall pay a license of , $25 per annum. See. 16. Be It further enacted. That each and every coffin factory sMrtl pay a (icerse of $5 per annum. Sec. 17. Be it further enacted. That ( each and every ehair factory shall pov a license of $25 per annum, _j Sec, 18. Be it further enacted. That each and every brecas factory shall . pav alicense of $5 per annum. 1 Sec. 19. Be it further enacted, That each and every oil mill shall pay a license of «40 per annum. Be H fur ther ordained, that th* sum of $25 be imposed upon each and every agent or street buyer of cotton seed ftw eut of town mills for which seed ia bought for other than oil milk in the eity which pay special tax as sueh. Sec. 20 Be it further enacted. That 1 each and every guano factory shall pay a license of $56 per annom I Sec. 21 Be it further enacted, That 1 each and every photograph gallery . shall pay a liwwa oftlß ynr y iram. xxav ft of 525 p®i* O4JV • &**« »w •