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Herald and fldwrii«r. NEWNAN, FRIDAY, J DRY 23 Official Organ of Coweta County. Jab. E. Brows. BROWN Editor* t PARROTT. > Publisher*. 7 A RIFF DISCUSSION NKAIUNG END. After weary week* of waiting, dur ing which time every orator in Con gress has had opportunity to tell what he did or did not not know atjout the tariff, the indications are that a vote on the tariff bill will be reached during the next few days, and that the special session which was called in March to consider this question will come to a close by the end of another week. The differences between the House and Senate, growing out of material increases made by the Senate in many of the schedules contained in the House bill, have been submitted to a con ference committee, and efforts are now being made to adjust these differences. As a matter of course President Taft is much interested in the outcome of the conference, and is said to be using his influence to bring the warring tariff factions to gether on some sort of compromise tnat will save his administration from ridi cule. He is said to be keenly sensitive to the criticisms aimed at Congress since the tariff discussion began, be cause the Republicans in both Houses are so widely apart on many of the more important schedules it has been obvious for some time that there is no prospect of reaching an agreement that will satisfy the people. In view of his oft-repeated and apparently sincere declaration in favor of u “revision of the tariff downward.” made during his campaign last summer, President Taft’s perturbation and embarrassment over the refusal of Congress to redeem the pledges which he made on behalf of his party must be painful, to say the least of it. Instead of “revising the tariff downward,” it is already evident that the new schedules will be higher than the rates under the Dingley law, and just how the Taft administration ex pects to square itself with the people is a question that will likely cause the President many unquiet moments. . McLENDON’S MISTAKE. Chairman McLendon's admission, made to the joint investigating com mittee Monday, that he got a profit out of the Athens street railway bond deal was a distinct shock to the friends who have been standing by him in his pres ent troubles, and who, prior to his con- fession.Jwere quick to resent the impu tation that he profited by that transac tion. His plea that the statute pre scribing the qualifications of a Railroad Commissioner specifically exempted atwet railway securities as inhibited investments for members of the Com mission, is a lame excuse for a mani festly improper action, and one calcu lated to shake the confidence of those who have been championing his cause. We have not believed at any time that Chairman McLendon's failure to agree wiUi Gov. Smith on the port rate ques tion was sufficient cause for his remov al from office, and have said so but the bond transaction, and McLendon’s speculative interest in that unfortunate deal, is another and a more serious matter. Meanwhile, as a diversion from the monotony of the McLendon investiga tion, the Legislature might start an inquiry as to the legality of Hooper Alexander’s employment by Gov. Smith as a special attorney for the State while holding office as a member of the General Assembly, and, if such employment is found to be without authority of law, require the special attorney to return to the Treasury the several fat fees received for his al leged services. there he a clean shucking all around while we are at it. An additional appropriation of $22.- XII.25 has been asked of the General Assembly for the maintenance of the State Sanatarium the coming year, making the total appropriation for the support of this institution <446,753.25. This seems a large sum. yet it was shown the other day, in statements submitted by the officials of the insti tution, that the cost of maintenance is only 36 cents a day for each patient. There are thirty-throe hundred patients in the institution. If a bill which passed the Senate on Tuesday shouldliave the same smooth sailing in the House, it will not lx- possible in the futnh; for a Governor to suspend any State House official who gets his office by election. The bill is designed to cover such cases as the dismissal of Railroad Commisioners Brown and McLendon, by curbing the power of the executive so effectually as to prevent a repetition of these high handed acts in the future. Columbus Ledger: “Ex-Gov. Smith has issued a lengthy statement telling why he employed Hon. Hooper Alex ander to serve the State, and what manner of service was rendered. He fails, however, to answer the only charge made by Mr. McLendon, viz: that such employment was contrary to the law of the State." Representative Moss, of Cobb coun ty. has introduced a measure to place coca-cola on the drug list. The bill is stringent in its provisions, requiring that the beverage be classed as a pois on. and sold as such. Mr. Moss has put this nasty slumgullion in the prop er classification. if only the Legislature will have the courage to pass the bill. Daughter of the Confederacy Diet. Colorado Springs. Colo., July 19.—The body of Mrs. J. Addison Hayes of Colo rado Springs, daughter of the late Jef ferson Davis, who died at her home here last night, was cremated at the Riverside crematory, Denver, this after noon. The cremation was private and an effort was made to keep it a secret. Mrs. Hayes. 54 years old, was the ■ wife of J. Addison Hayes, president of the First National Hank of Colorado Springs. Friends throughout the country had j gained the impression that Mrs. Hayes differed from cancer, but the cause of her death was announced by attending I physicians as a complication of diseases. Mrs. Haves, the last of the family j of the only President of the Confederacy, I after the death of her sister. Miss Win nie Davis, at Richmond. Ya., made a i trip through the South a few years ago. when she was made the “Daughter of the Confederacy” in her sister’s stead. Her mother, widow of the Southern President, died in New York about two years ago. Mrs. Haves is survived by tw.> sons, Jefferson Haves Davis, and William Hayes, and two daughters, Lucy Haves and Mrs. Virginia Webb, wife of Dr. Gerald B. Webb of Colorado Springs. Jefferson Hayes Davis bears the name of his grandfather through a special act of the Legislature. Mrs. Haves, who was bom in Wash ington during the lime her father was Secretary of War, resided for some years with her family in Mississippi, but, following her marriage, had lived for a number of years in Colorado. For this reason she was not brought into as close relationship with the Confederate organizations as was her sister, Miss Winnie Davis, who, upon her frequent attendance on Confederate reunions, was given affectionate ovations by the old veterans. Mrs. Hayes, however, took a keen interest in the doings of the Confederate bodies, and kept in constant touch with them. Colorado Springs, Colo., July 20.— Preparations for paying the last rites of respect to Mrs. Margaret Howell Jefferson Davis-Hayes, the “Daughter of the Confederacy,” whose funeral will be held here to-morrow morning at 11 o’clock, is the absorbing topic in Pike’s Peak region to-day. Mrs. Hayes had a warm place in the hearts of the residents of this section and its visitors. Her spacious home was famous for its hospitality, both for town folk and those coming here, and her quiet charity made her beloved by the poor. Definite details in regard to the funeral arrangements have not been made, ex cept that the services will be held at the residence to-morrow at 11 a. m. and will be private, owing to the lack of ac commodations for the crowds that other wise would attend. Following the service the ashes, which have been placed in a casket of usual size, will be taken to Evergreen cem etery here, where they will remain in the public receiving vault until fall. They will then be taken to Richmond, Va., for burial. The casket is of simple design, cover ed with the usual black broadcloth, and bears the inscription: “Margaret Howell Jefferson Davis- Hayes. Died July IS, 1909.” Road-building Engineers Needed in Georgia. Atlanta Constitution. "Until the eountiesof Georgia employ qualified roail engineers for the purpose of highway construction much of the large sums now being spent in the maintenance of road-building convicts will he largely wasted investments." This is the opinion of R, D. Cole, jr., ■>f the R. D. Cole Manufacturing Co. of Nownan, Ga., anil one of the most suc cessful and wideawake business men m Georgia. He made the remark upon a recent visit to Atlanta, apropos of the desirability of introducing a uniform system in the improvement of Georgia's highways. "Speaking from my personal obser vation." said Mr. Cole, "I am prepared to believe that much of the good effect of The Constitution's crusade for good roads in Georgia will be sacrificed, un less the various counties adopt business methods in improving the highways within their borders. "No railroad, for instance, dreams of constructing a right-of-way unless it employs a first-class engineer. Yet in a work of relative im|xirtance the coun ties of Georgia seem to think they can secure admirable results by employing men with little practical experience in road-building. The result is the use of faulty methods, and largely the loss of sums expended for labor, machinery and material. “Road-building has become a science. No longer is it a haphazard, slipshod process of throwing dirt together and attacking grades and drains by a hit-or- miss system. "The county commissioners of Geor gia are a |»triotic set of men. but how- can thev be expected to be intimately familiar with a profession requiring years of study for its mastery? "1 regard it as indispensable that counties procure competent road en- I gineers men specially educated in that I profession. One sucll export to a coun ty could soon train a gang of laborers. ! and the roads un.ier his supervision would I be built bv svstem. and for all time, not bv piecemeal and as a compromise. "Where one county could not afford to pav the salary of such a professional two or more could combine, letting him divide his time between the several counties and sui>ervising the work in each. "1 remember that in Virginia recently a community, against the protest of its more conservative element, employed a young man who had graduated from the road engineering department of the University of Wisconsin. In three months he so revolutionized the sys tem of road construction that there was no difficulty in securing an appropri ation to make his position permanent. To-day that county is working on one of the most p-rfect systems of public roads in the Southern States. “It would he an excellent plan, in view of fact that the era of good roads is merely in its meipiency in Georgia, for our colleges to add this branch to their curriculums. "If we are going to spend huge sums of money in road improvement we might as well employ business methods in pro cesses and e’xnenditures. Otherwise, we will ultimately have little to show for our investment." Atlanta and West Point Railroad Reaching Ont. Macon Telegraph. As soon as a conference can be had with President and General Manager C. A. Wickersham. of the Atlanta and West Point railroad, who is expected in this city next week, President J. F. Heard will call a special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to take action on the propose 1 entry of the road, over the line of the Macon and Birmingham railway, into Macon. Since the appearance of the storv in The Telegragh to the effect that the At lanta and West Point was seeking a new line to the sea. and had under con sideration a pr (position to purchase the Macon and Birmingham, now in the hands of a receiver, and the establish ment of a connecting link from thepres- ent terminus at Sofkee to this city, railroad and business men generally of this section have been greatly interest ed in the outcome of the matter. The Chamber of Commerce has asked Mr. Wickersham to come to Macon so a definite understanding may be reached with him. It is now understood that the Atlanta and West Point will agree to take over the Macon and Birming ham and build the connecting link if given suitable terminal and right-of- wav privileges and grants by the city of Macon. The terminal would be lo cated below Seventh street, in what is known as the city or lower reserve. In view of various railroad affiliations in the State, the purchase of the Macon and Birmingham by the Atlanta and West Point is looked upon as decidedly ad vantageous, especially to Macon. It is well-known that the Atlantic Coast Line, which enters Macon, owns the Louisville and Nashville road. The Louisville and Nashville road and the Atlantic Coast Line are lessees of the Georgia road, which runs a line from Augusta to Macon, as well as from Augusta to Atlanta. The Georgia road owns the controll ing interest in the Atlanta and West Point road, the purchasing road in ques tion, and a half-interest in the West ern of Alabama, which operates between West Point, Ga., and Montgomery, Ala., where connection is made with the Louis- vi 1 1 e and Nashville road operating into New Orleans. The entry of the West Point into Macon would not only give Macon a new line to the Southwest through LaGrange and Montgomery, and to the North and West through Atlanta, but it would give the Coast Line and the Louisville and Nashville a valuable link, which would doubtless haul a heavy traffic. The Coast Line connects with the Geor- f ia at Augusta. The Georgia has a ranch touching Macon, so that the ac quisition of the Macon and Birmingham by the West Point would mean a new continuous line across the State for the railroads affiliated with the Coast Line- Louisville and Nashville interests. By arrangement with the Macon, Dublin and Savannah, which connects with the Sealioard at Vidalia, the West Point on reaching Macon could get a line from Atlanta to Savannah which would be a valuable one for lreight, and which railroad men declare could compete with the Central of Georgia for passenger business. _ Will McLendon Be Impeached? Atlanta, Ga.. July 20. — It is not at all unlikely that impeaehment proceedings will he brought against the ChairmatL of the Railroad Commission, S. G. McLendon. This is the view that is now being taken by the more conserva tive members of the General Assembly, in the light of his own admissions in reference to the Athens street railway bond transactions, and several members of the House have expressed their read iness to draw up an impeachment in dictment when the matter gets before that body. The bond transactions have entirely sidetracked the specifications contained in the former Governor's suspension message. Separate reports on the bond charges will tie made to the two houses by the investigating committee, and the evidence in the two cases kept entirely distinct. It is not thought now that much time will be taken up with the consideration of the suspension mes sage. Viewed in any light that can be thrown on the matter, the bond charges have proved a boomerang to the supporters of the former Governor. His critics are more pointed than ever in asking why, when hints as to Mr. McLendon's bond deals had been published prior to Mr. Smith's going out of office, and that such deals w< re under investigation by the newspaper which is regarded as his political organ, he entirely ignored them in his message. Mr. McLendon’s friends have not lost confidence in his ability to vindicate himself. They believe that he was en tirely sincere in thinking he was doing no wrong when he accepted the profits accruing on the sale of tne Athens street railway securities. —It is said that the McLendon inves tigating committee began its labors with its mind already made up. This reminds one of the Macon county lawyer and the Justice of the Peace, when, after beating the wind and raising the shin gles off the roof for an hour arguing nis case, the Justice broke in long enough to say to the lawyer: "Oh, you mavra'r, keroul. but I've done fiung the ease agin’ you. "—Macon County Citizen. —The Atlanta Journal amuses itself by ridiculing Gov. Brown's inaugural address. The new Governor doubtless hesitated to deal with too much that sa-.ored of "refawn," and is supposed to have argued that the proof of a public servant is in what he does rather than in what he promises to do. —Albany Herald. __ Should a girl of the "dinging vine” variety have grapes for trimmings on her hat? Some men are homeless and some haven’t sense enough to go home. Governor Denied Right to Suspend a Railroad Commissioner. Atlanta, Ga., July 20.—Without a dissenting vote, the Senate to-day pass ed by substitute the Irwin bill, taking away from the Governor the right to suspend members of the Railroad Com- mission. The bill places Railroad Com missioners on the same plane of inde pendence with other elective officials of the State. The vote was 29 to 0 in favor of the substitute bill. Senator Burwell. who has been class ed as the Hoke Smith leader of the Senate, but who is a fair-minded man and seems to have seen a new light in the evidence in the McLendon hearing on the former Governor’s message, both spoke and voted for the measure. He said that it was not proper that any elected official of the State, holding a position of judicial character, should be kept continually trembling in his place by such a rod as the suspension power h“Id in the hands of the Chief Execu tive. Senator Slater also made a strong speech in behalf of the measure. He declared that such a law should never have been on the statute book. The Railroad Commission might as well be abolished altogether as to be kept sub ject to the whim of an autocratic Gov ernor, who might remove its members for any old cause or for no cause at all if they happened to disagree with him politically. The people of Georgia want ed an independent Commission, the Sen ator said, and no Commissoner could be independent under the present law with out endangering his position, when such a Governor as Hoke Smith occupied the executive chair. The original bill as introduced by Senator Irwin provided for a change in the mode of selecting Commissioners, ami for their reduction to three. The substitute reported by the committee simply repeats the law giving the Gov ernor the right of suspension and does not go any further. "Does the wind blow this way all the time?” asked a stranger in Wichita the other day, as he jammed his hat over his ears and hung on to the rest of his clothes to keep them from being blown off. "Oh, no,” replied a native, “it blows the other way a good deal of the time." There i* 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 u local disease and prescribed local remedies, anil by constantly failing to cure with local treat ment. pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease and there for* requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Ca tarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney dc Co., Toledo. Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoon ful. It act* directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They olftr one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Ad dress F. J. CHBNEY & Co.. Toledo. O. ’'old by Druggists. 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. New Advertisements. JOHN R. OATES DRUG CO., Successor to Huffaker Drug Co. If You Want To See a really beautiful magazine, ask tor THE AUGUST EVERYBODY’S SiMcial display at RH(w Drug Co.. Holt & Cates Co.. Lee Bros, and the Hood House. DISPLAYS AND EX- 1 HIDITS WANTED The Fourth District A. & M. School Fair Association desire ail persons who contemplate making exhibits at the Fair to he held at the A. & M. School on Oct. 5, 6, 7 and 8 to communicate the fact to the Secretary. Exhibits of all kinds of Vegetables. Fruits, Feed- stuffs, Animals, Minerals, etc., wanted. For premium list and further information address B. B. THOMASSON, Secretary, CARROLLTON, - - - GA. A PROCLAMATION. By JOS. M. BROWN. Governor of said State. Whereas. Official information has been re ceived at this Department that Anthony Tench, indicted by the grand jury of Coweta county for the murder of Jim Whatley in *ai«i county on the 14th day of November. 1J*>. and escaped, and ia now a fugitive from justice. I have thought proper, therefore, to issue this my proclamation, hereby offering a reward of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for the apprehension and delivery of said Anthony Tench, with evidence sufficient to convict, to the Sheriff of Coweta county and State. And I do. moreover, charge and require all offi cers in this State. Civil and Military, to be vigi lant in endeavoring to apprehend the said Antho ny Tench, in order that he may be brought to trial for the offense with which be stands charged. Given under my hand and anal of the State, this the 15th day of July. 1909. JOSEPH M. BROWN. Governor. By the Governor: PHILIP COOK. Secretary of Stata. Kirby Bohannon Hardware Co. — For The best Window and Door Screens, with correct prices. Hammocks at actual cost. Fresh Turnip Seed just received. Tin Cans for canning tomatoes and all kinds of fruit. Mason and “Light ning” Fruit Jars for all fruits. Jelly Glasses in two sizes. Kirby Bohannon Hardware Co. TELEPHONE 201. r i ii There Are Many Good Things In this store. The familiar staples in Fancy Groceries are all here and they are the very best money can buy. Our fancy goods cover everything to satisfy the most exacting taste. Vegetables of all kinds Olives and Pickles, (plain and mixed.) Preserves, Jellies, Fruits and n host of other good things. We take careful note of all orders, and de liver promptly. Fresh Bread and Cakes every day from cur bakery. CHAS. P. COLE TELEPHONE 31 r~r~i R. F. HERRING G. EDWIN PARKS HERRING & PARKS INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE, STOCKS AND BONOS. We have this week the following: FOR SALE One desirable home, close in, to trade for farm. One nice house and lot on Greenville street; lot 100x370; close in. Four desirable homes on Greenville street. A email farm about 60 acres edge of Newnan. A bargain. Two nice homes on Temple avenue, at a bargain. One nice home on LaGrange street. One nice home on corner of Fourth and Second avenues. One nice home on Second avenue. One nice home on First avenue, at a bargain. We have a nice home on Second avenue; easy terms. We also have several other homes not advertised. FOR RENT Several nice rooms on Greenville street. Four nice unfurnished rooms on Spring street. One nice home on LaGrange street, eight rooms, close in. Now is the time to buy a farm. Land in Coweta county is advancing every day. We have some desirable farms, in lot* ranging from 5" to 1,000 acres. Easy terms. Buy tornado insurance and be protected. We can write you for the sum of 25c. per $100. For gin insurance see us:—we can save you money. OUR MOTTO: ' PROMPTNESS.' ’PHONE 278. OFFICE OVER FIRST NATIONAL BANK. CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY CO. CURRENT SCHEDULES. ARRIVE FROM Grifln 11:10 a.m. 7:17 P.M. Chattanooga l :40 p. w. Cedartown. ex. gun. 6:39 a. M. Cadartiwn, Son .only 7 37 a. M, Colombo* .941A.M. 6:38 P. M. DEPART FOR Grtfin 1:40 P.M. Grifin, ex. Sunday 6:39 a. M. GrURn. Sunday only 7:27 a. *. Chattanooga liaOa. m. 1 (Mkrtom 7:1. P. M. 1 Colombo* 7:49a.m. n.lBr.w