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Official Organ of
Coweta County.
JA8. E. Brown,
Thor. S. !
Pakkott,
BROWN &
P A U H O T T ,
Editohh and
PUHMHHEUB.
CLEAN HI’!
The appearance of a number of cases
of fever in different parts of the city
within the past month has aroused the
Board of Health to the importance of
renewed vigilance and activity in the
administration of that department,
and the City Sanitary Inspector has
been ordered to make cases against all
householders who, after due warning,
fail or refuse to clean up their prom
ises. This action on the part of the
city health authorities is both timely
and commendable. Not all the ex
pense and labor entailed by a crusade of
cleanliness, such as has been ordered,
would compensate for the loss of a
single life. Public places and private
premises alike should be thoroughly
cleaned and disinfected, let the cost be
what it may. Better a little fore
thought and fumigation now than a
funeral later on. Meanwhile, the city
authorities would greatly assist in the
work of sanitation by pressing into
service for the next month two addi
tional garbage carts, and by putting
the street force to cleaning up back
tots in the business portion of town.
We feel sure that the health depart
ment will do its part, but the job will
be only half accomplished unless the
citizens co-operate with the sanitary
officials.
We print below two sections of the
City Code relative to this subject, to
which we invite a careful reading
“No owner or occupant of any lot in
the city shall create or keep or allow to
1k> kept any nuisance on his or her
premises to the annoyance of his or her
neighbors, or to the detriment of the
public health. Any person failing to
j.bate the same within .six hours after
notice to abate the same, shall, on con
viction, be punished as prescribed in
section 2f>5 of the City Code. The follow
ing are declared nuisances: Slaughter
houses, pig-pens, dead cats, dogs, rats,
chickens, or any otherdead animal, stag
nant water, decayed vegetables or
fruit oo; flesh, filthy privy, or anything
eawiilng offensive odors that worketh
hurt or endangers the health of another.
“In any case wherein the owner,
agent or tenant as aforesaid shall have
been required to abate a nuisance ad
judged by the Bool’d of Health to exist
on his or her premises, shall fail to abate
the same within the time allowed by
the order of the Board of Health, such
owner, agent or tenant, as the case
may be, shall, on eonvicton before the
Mayor’s Court, be punished as pre
scribed in section 266 of the City Code
Bach day said nuisance is continued
shall constitute a separate offense, and
on tlie trial of such case before the
Mayor’s Court, the certificate of the
Socreatary of the Board ol Health shall
he conclusive evidence of the exist
ence of the nuisance, and of the time
allowed in which to abut.' the same, and
of the fact that the time thus ( allowed
was reasonable and sufficient.”
shows that other functionaries who
ranked high under the Smith adminis
tration are. upon the same charges,
more culpable than is McLendon All
of which is very shocking, of course.
“The sword of the Civil War,” said
Senator Bob Taylor, of Tennessee, the
other day, “has been beaten into the
Steel Trust, and the canteen into the
Tin Trust, and both are beating the
American people every day. The Re
publican plaform and the tariff bill are
as different as the plan of salvation and
Sherman’s March to the Sea and Cod
knows when Congress will adjourn!”
Carrollton Times: “Possibly Gov.
Smith should have suspended McLendon
—we are not posted on the merits of
the case—but it does see.n that if the
Governor can suspend any officer be
cause of the way he votes, then the
Governor is the only officer we need.”
The Atlanta Journal doesn’t seem to
he able to get that Brown taste out of
its mouth, although it is now some
days after.
Compulsory Education Bill Agreed Up
on.
Atlanta Constitution.
The compulsory education bill which
was agreed upon by a sub-committee
appointed yesterday'afternoon, and will
probably lie adopted by the full com
mittee to-day, provides that each child
of school age in Georgia shall attend
school for not less than sixty days in
each school year. This is equivalent to
about three months school attendance.
Parents who fail to send their children
to school for the required term shall be
punished by a line of $5 for the first
offense, and $10 for each subsequent
offense. Principals of all schools in the
State are required to furnish a list of
their pupils to the County Commissioner,
and the (lommissioner must compare the
list with the children of school age and
furnish the names of all delinquents to
the grand jury.
After struggling for several hours
over the bill yesterdey afternoon, the
committee decided to refer the bill to a
sub-committee to perfect and report a
substitute embodying the points tacitly
agreed upon.
The main points at issue and embraced
in the substitute bill framed by this sub
committee are as follows:
‘Any parent or other person having
under liis or her control a child of school
age, shall cause such child to be enrolled
and to attend some public, private, or
other school for a period of not less than
sixty days during each school year;
provided that this section shall not ap
ply to any child not in proper physical
or mental condition to attend school;
nor to any children that have completed
the fourth grade of school work as pre
scribed by the State Board of Educa
tion; nor'to any child who lives more
than three miles by the nearest traveled
road from the school-house which such
child would be required to attend; nor
to any other child who, for sufficient
reason, is excused from such attend
ance by the county or municipal school
board.”
IT’S A MESS.
Among the disclosures made at the
McLendon “trial” before the joint
committee of the House and Senate
this week were:
1. That McLendon aided in floating
$50,000 of bonds for the Athens Street
Railway Co., for which he neither
sought nor received any compensation
whatever; that he also endeavored to
find a purchaser for $260,000 o! bonds
issued by the Wrightsville andTemdlle
railroad; that he rode from Atlanta
to West Point in the private ear of
President Wickershnm while making
an official inspection of the Atlanta
and West Point road; and that he op
posed granting the petition of certain
Atlanta wholesale merchants for “port
rates” to and from Savannah.
2. That Judge J. K. Hines, special
attorney to the Railroad Commission
and an appointee of Gov. Smith, pro
posed to the general attorney of the
Wrightsville and Tennille railroad that
for a fee of $1,000 he would undertake
to find a market for $250,000 of the
company’s bonds—the same bonds
which Chairman McLendon had been
unable to dispose of.
2. That the venerable and upright
Judge Geo. Hillyer, member of the
Railroad Commission, and likewise an
appointee of Gov. Smith, had actually
made a trip over a railroad without
paying fare tin; same offense
which McLendon was grilled
roasted by the Smith organs irNni one
end of the State to the other. \
I. And lastly, that Gov. Smith \pd
himself made several free trips on the
'agricultural special” which went
over the State last year, which train
was hauled deadhead by the railroads.
Awful mess, ain’t it?
The Breaking Up of Parties.
Washington Post.
It is now manifest that for any prac
tical purpose there is no opposition party
in Congress. Everybody seemingly is
for protection, if his constituents are
concerned; and everybody knows that
taxed raw materials mean, and can only
mean, high protection for finished
products, for it is absurd to make the
American manufacturer, who is taxed
on Ins raw material, compete with the
English or German manufacturer, who
njoys free raw material. With the
South insisting on taxed raw material
and the North and East demanding pro
tection on finished products, protection
is as securely intrenched in our economic
system as the writ of habeas corpus is
in our political system.
As for party platforms, they are as
the seven green withes that Sampson
snapped. Neither Republican nor Dem
ocrat cares a rip for any pledge given
by his national convention.
‘ It does not look at all as if the Dem
ocracy of this day believed in the prin
ciple of tariff taxation for public pur
poses only. Florida and Louisiana are
as strong for protection as Massachsetts
and Pennsylvania; Virginia is stronger
for protection than Ohio; North Caro
lina is more of a protection State than
Illinois; and Wisconsin and Iowa will
vote for a tariff strictly for revenue
sooner than Alabama.
Meanwhile, the divisions on the Re
publican side of the hedge are serious,
and already have resulted in much bit
terness. Maybe the long predicted
break-up of parties is at hand.
Coweta Roads Praised.
Atlanta Journul.
J. S. Lanier, Dr. E. B. Ward, Wm.
Winston, Chas. Ward and T. R. Ward,
of Selma, Ala., arrived in Atlanta Wed
nesday afternoon in a 60-horse-power
Haynes touring car.
They left Selma Tuesday morning,
carrying with them a tent and cooking
outfit. From here they will go to Ma
con, thence to Dublin, and then to Sa
vannah. In Savannah they will remain
for three days, returning to Selma by
way of Rome and Birmingham.
In spite of the size of the car and the
| weight of the occupants and outfit, cou
pled with the fact that the roads were
frequently in bad shape, no accidents
were met with and the trip to Atlanta
was made without even so much as a
puncture.
Speaking of the trip, Mr. Lamar said:
“Ten miles out of Atlanta we en
countered one of the most terrific rains
I ever saw. With this single exception,
the trip has been a most enjoyable one.
The best roads we have found in Georgia
thus far are in Coweta county, near
Newnan. The system of grading is ex
cellent, and the county may well be
proud of its roads. The poorest ones
we found were between Tuskegee and
Auburn. I would not advise anyone to
make an automobile trip between those
points. At times the roads were all
hut impassable. The best ones in
Alabama were in Montgomery county.”
What the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Bill
Means.
Washington, July 14.—Through Sen
ator LaFollette, the Bureau of Statis
tics has presented to Congress an an
alysis of the increases and decreases of
the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill. Sum
marizing this analysis Senator LaFol
lette says:
“According to the figures supplied by
the bureau the bill as passed by the
Senate on the basis of importations in
11)07, leaves unchanged the duties upon
imports to the value of $450,160,037, or
64.65 percent; the duties are increased
upon imports of the value of $149,716,619
or 21.51 percent., while the decreases
affect imports of the value of $96,369,619
or 13.84 percent. The average increase
of the hill is 5.65 per cent.”
Senator LaFollette declared that
unless the rates are greatly reduced
in the conference the bill should be
vetoed, as in its present form it is a
violation of the promise made to the
people to reduce the,existing rates. ”
Repeal the Law.
Dublin Courier-Dispatch.
A number of cities are now bumping
up against the law which requires reg
istration six months before an election
can be held. In the election to be held
in this city next Monday very few can
vote, because very few had registered
six months prior to the election. Of
course, this makes very little differ
ence this year, because all of our dif
ferences were settled in the primary
recently held, but there may come a
time when it will make a difference,
and the law should be changed. It is
unreasonable to require a man to regis
ter six months prior to an election. Is
sues are not then formed, and many
forget to have their names placed on
the voters’ book.
We are of the opinion that the pres
ent General Assembly should change
this law.
Tillman Don’t Think Bryan Has a
Chance.
Atlanta, Ga., July 14.—Senator Ben
Tillman, of South Carolina, while in At
lanta for a short stay Tuesday morning,
predicted that President Taft would
sign the new tariff bill if it were pre
sented to him. He also again asserted
that the tariff bill would be passed by
the end of next week and Congress
would then adjourn.
“1 do not believe W. J. Bryan wifi
again be nominated to lead the Demo
cratic party, and don’t believe he would
accept if nominated,” said Mr. Tillman.
“He realizes that lie cannot be elected,
and I do not believe he will again think
of running for the highest office in the
land. ”
Judge Sam Harris May Be Adjutant-
General.
Atlanta, July 15.—Military circles are
anxiously awaiting the appointment of
an Adjutant-General and a Quarter
master by Gov. Brown. Many names
have been mentioned in connection with
the two offices. The State militia is
solid for the reappointment of Adjutant-
General A. ,1. Scott and Quartermaster
W. G. Obear. Judge Samson W. Harris,
of Carrollton, and Capt. Lewis Kennan,
of Atlanta, have been prominently
mentioned for the two places. Judge
Harris wants to be Adjutant-General,
while Mr. Kennan is out for the other
office.
In-
Cotton Goes Up When Brown is
augurated.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
Dr. Gordy had the laugh yesterday
on his old friend, Capt. Charley Allen,
the veteran cotton man. Capt. Allen
jokingly remarked some time ago that
when Joe Brown became Governor lie
supposed the price of cotton would go
up. The popular Senator from the
Twenty-fourth admitted that this would
be the case. Several times within the
past few weeks Capt. Allen has remarked
to Dr. Gordy that it was a pity the in
auguration of the new Governor could
not be hurried up, so that a better price
might be obtained for cotton. Dr.
Gordy said that this was a consumma
tion devoutly to be wished, but that
under the Constitution the event could
not take place until the latter part of
June. Gov. Brown was inaugurated
on Saturday. On Monday the cotton
market was in an excited condition. Dr.
for i Gordy clipped the market news from an
uid j Atlanta paper and sent the clipping to
his friend. Yesterday when he returned
he called Capt. Allen’s attention to the
fact that only the day before cotton
had gone up a half-cent a pound in
Columbus. Capt. Allen took it good-
naturedlv, but takes the position that
since Hoke Smith was made responsible
f ir revolutions in South America,
droughts in Europe and famines in Chi
na. the new Governor should get the
credit for the cotton market change.
POTTS & PARK^
Newnan’s Leading Dress Goods House.
We put on sale this week many new figured Lawns at 5c, and 10c. yard—
qualities worth l()c. to 20c. Ask to see them.
WHITE LAWNS.—Come now for best values in white Lawns, of medium or
very sheer weights. 4Q,Persian Lawns, 42 to 4G inches wide, 15c. to
25c. yard. CLBeautiful 40-inch Lawns at 10c. and 124c. yard.
EMBROIDERIES.—Special prices on odd pieces of embroidered bands and
edges. Come and see the quality. Embroidered headings and veinings.
LACES, LACES.—Four thousand yards Yal. Laces just received—white or
cream. Priced 5c. to 15c. the yard. CLinen and German Torchon
Laces, any width and many patterns—per yard, 5c. CL Point de Paris
and Platt Yal. Laces for thin drop-skirts.
RIBBONS, RIBBONS.—Sash or Hair Ribbons, and narrow Ribbons for head
ings. All shades in Nos. 1, 14, 2 and 3.
WE SELL—“American Lady” Corsets, Krippendorf-Dittmann Shoes, “Gold
Medal” Black Goods, Butterick Patterns.
OTTS
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Great reductions in prices on all stock through July and August. We must make room for fall stock,
which is now arriving daily. We will make it to your interest to buy now. Our porch goods, chairs, set
tees, porch rugs, and fibre' rush furniture, to close out cheap. Large stock of the handsomest dining-room
furniture to be seen. We can save you money on rugs, art-squares, etc. Don’t buy before seeing us.
The lucky number for fifth prize drawing on Saturday, June 19, was 2729. Bring in the ticket.
We are going to offer some interesting inducements to buyers.
We frame pictures in the best possible manner, and guarantee every job to please.
Thanking you for past favors and soliciting a continuance of same, we are
Yours very truly,
Marbury s
Furniture
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19 Greenville street
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“fulness of time,”
Father Time ever
The suspension of Chairman McLen
don because of certain alleged derelic
tions appears to be another case of
"shooting at the buck and hitting a
Joe.” The evidence brought out by
the investigating committee this week
Among the 6,000,000 working women
in this countrv there are nearly a million
widows and nearly 800,000 married wo
men whose husbands have failed to
provide for them. Nearly 100,000 di
vorced women are among the wage-
earners.
Census Takers in Southern States.
Washington, July 13.— President Taft
discussed with his cabinet to-day the
distribution of census patronage in the
South. Senators from several Southern
States recently consulted the President
on the subject, and he told them in a
broad way his policy would be to name
enumerators and supervisors without
regard to political affiliations, his desire
being to get the best available men.
Republicans and Democrats alike will
share in the appointments throughout
the South.
Must Pay Tax.
Atlanta, Ga., June 29—Druggists and
country merchants who handle certain
kinds of patent medicines, which the ex
perts of the Government do not think
come strictly under the class of medi
cines, must pay special taxes the same
as retail liquor dealers. The Collector of
Revenue calls attention to the tax in a
pamphlet which iie is now sending over
the State. The list of barred medicines
includes nearly everything, from dys
pepsia cures to stomach bitters, medi
cines labeled bitters being paticularly
prominent.
Farmers Sell Cotton for Future Deliv
ery.
Americus, Ga., July 13.—Two
thousand bales of cotton for October
delivery were sold by farmers here to
day at a price above 12 cents a pound.
What is thought by many farmers to be
the dreaded boll weevil has made its
appearance in the fields in this vicin
ity.
In his act, it is not to be wondered at
that the thin contortionist gets slightly
twisted.
Speaking of the
doesn’t mean that
gets full.
Is a girl making a time-piece when
she embroiders four o’clocks on a
doylie?
There is more Catarrh in this section of the
country than all other diseases put together, and
until the last few years was supposed to be incur-
ble. For a great many years doctors pronounced
it a local disease and prescribed local remedies,
and by constantly failing to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven
catarrh to be a constitutional disease and there
fore requires constitutional treatment. Hall’s Ca
tarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co..
Toledo. Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the
market. It is taken internally in doses from 10
drops toa teaspoonful. It acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Ad
dress F. J. CHENEY & Co.. Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
Legal Notices.
Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA—Coweta County :
Creecy Leigh. administratrix on the estate of
Alonzo Leigh, deceased, having applied to the
Court of Ordinary of said county for letters of dis
mission from her said trust, all persons concerned
are required to show cause in said Court by the first
Monday in August next, if any they can. why said
application should not be granted. This July 9,
1909. Prs. fee, $3. L. A. PERDUE, Ordinary.
Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA—Coweta County:
T. F. Rawls, guardian of Myrtis Lee O’Neal, hav
ing applied to the Court of Ordinary of said coun
ty for letters of dismission from his said trust, all
persons concerned are required to show cause in
said Court by the first Monday in August next, if
any they can. why said application should not be
granted. This J uly 5, 1909. Prs. fee, S3.
L. A. PERDUE. Ordinary.
Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA—Coweta County:
T. F. Rawls, administrator of Mary Sewell, de
ceased. having applied to the Court of Ordinary
of said county for letters of dismission from his
said trust, all persons concerned are required to
show cause in said Court by the first Monday in
August next, if any they can, why said applica
tion should not be granted. This July 5. 1909.
Prs. fee, $3. L. A. PERDUE, Ordinary.
GEORGIA—Coweta County :
All persons having demands against the estate
of Mrs. Athie E. Finley, late of said county, de
ceased, are hereby notified to render in their de
mands to the undersigned according to law:.and
all persons indebted to said estate are requir
make immediate payment. This June II, asw •
Pra. fee $3.75. SALUE FINLEY. ^