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fierald and Advertiser. NEWNAN, F RI DAY, J U LY 16. LA HO IS 1 Gl'All A N IKKI> IN KOUHTII UONOIIR Cni'NTllV OI It* HHIONA L DIHTI ELATION IICT. 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 NEWNAN, - - - GEORGIA ; $ t i t t 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 Store 19 Greenville street i i t t i i “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. ^