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NEWNAN HERALD N E W NAN. F HI DAY . AUG. 18 a AH IK8T 111 AH \NTK *b rot KTH own <fi iimiMKV OIH* l I.ATIIIN iilHWMIllNAI, DISTRICT. Official Organ of Coweta County. Jas. E. Brown. Kill* M, (’•rprntor. BROWN <S ; CARPENTER. EtllToRH ANM I»1 Mil. I.H It MW I* P. WINTKIt. OiMlriliulina Kdltiir. A SHAMEFUL MUDDLE. Because the rules committee of the House would not allow the various pro hibition measures to take precedence over the regular appropriation bill and the hill to prevent the paralleling of the Stale road both of the utmost im portance to the State at this juncture- the prohibition members of that body, who are in a majority, voted to adjourn sine die Wednesday afternoon. Four times the House voted on the question as to whether an afternoon session should bo held for the purpose of re ceiving the appropriation bill bark from the Senate, and each time the prohibi tion majority voted against, an after noon session. The same forces then vo ted to adjourn sine die, thus ending the session. The failure of the appropria tion bill leaves the State without funds for its institutions, and necessitates an extra session, which, according to re port, will probably be held the iirst week in December. Not within the memory of the pres ent generation liaH such a muddled state of Bifaira been brought about through the delinquency of our legisla tive body. Not only is (!ov. Harris' ad ministration seriously embarrassed by the recalcitrant action of the dominant faction in the House, but the State it self has been shamefully flouted and made a laughing stock before the coun try. Conceding to the prohibition fac tion in the present General Assembly the utmost sincerity in their efforts to secure legislation in consonance with their views, there is no excuse for the revolutionary action of Wednesday, the effect of which is to nullify some of the most important work of the session, besides hamperi> g the State adminis tration so seriously uh to cause genuine concern. The leaders of the prohibition fac tion are now bringing pressure to bear upon Gov. Harris to induce him to in clude in the call for an extra session consideration of the various measures which they championed so persistently throughout the fifty days' session, but our judgment is that Gov. Harris will only bring upon his administration ad ditional trouble and embarrassment if he yields to their demands. He should con- line the session to a consideration of the appropriation bill, which will have to be reframed out and out, and let all other matters go over to the regular session next summer. Other measures as important ns the prohibition bills were sidetracked and we see no good reason why the latter should be given the right-of-way at the extra session. it is gratifying to note that Coweta's level-headed Representatives, Messrs. Jones and Kirby, voted against a sine die adjournment Wednesday, both favoring an afternoon aession in order that the appropriation bill might be perfected and passed, and thus avert the necessity for an extra session. A YEAH OF WAH. The world, in all its history, never saw a year like the year that ended on the tist of July, 11*11> The year began with war. There was war every day of its continuance. It ended with war, with no hope of an early peace, no wavering of any of the nations engaged in its conflict, and nothing decisive as to the results of the protracted struggle. Eleven nations are now embroiled, embracing approximately 900,000,000 of the 1,600,000,000 of the world's popula tion. Official figures show that 2,408,000 men have been killed, f>, 155,1)00 wound ed, and 1,802,000 captured, making a total of 0,355,000 Kisses from all causes. And no figures can summarize the suffering that has resulted, and will re sult. Only the Omnipotent One can comprehend it. After all these months of war men are still asking, “What is it all about?” And the answer seems as indefinite as it did a year ago. The emperor of Germany declares that he did not will the war, that his conscience is clear, and that he is sure God has been with the armies of Germany. He sol emnly asseverates that he makes this declaration before God and men. But if Germany did not wish war, why was Germany so thoroughly prepared for war? If, as the Kaiser declares now, Germany is fighting for her very life, why was Germany so ready to support Austria in its demands on Serbia, when those demands had nothing of justice in them? It is useless to speculate as to how or when the war will terminate. This much may be said, however, without presuming too much on the improbable: If Germany was disappointed in her first campaigns, when she was better prepared than were all the other na tions, and better prepared than she ever will be again, how can she expect to succeed when the allies are daily strengthening their position and their resources? However the war may terminate, Eu rope can never be the same that it was before hostilities began; and, possibly, the greatest sufferers in tile end will be the victors. ST A 7 E THE A SURER GETS SI’LEN- DID INDORSEMENT. The joint committee of the House and Senate appointed to examine the office of the State Treasurer found the affairs of that department in splendid shape, and in submitting their report took occasion to commend in flittering terms Hon. W. J. Speer’s efficient ad ministration of this important and re sponsible office. The report says: “We, the committee required by law to examine the accounts arid vouchers of the State Treasurer’s office as to all moneys received into and paid out of the Treasury during the fiscal year, beg leave to make the following report: We have thoroughly examined the office of the State Treasurer and find the books and all vouchers neatly, ac curately and correctly kept. We have counted the money on hand, and have verified the accounts of all State de positories, and find that they are also correct. We have carefully examined the report of the State Treasurer, and find that he is sustained by the true condition of his office. In this con nection we desire to commend the efficient manner in which the Treasurer, lion. W. .1. Speer, is conducting the affairs of his department.” The committee was composed of Ilori. I,. K. Akin, for the Senate, and Hon. H. .1. Fullbright, of Ilurke, and Hon. Garland M. Jones, of Coweta, for the House. C. C Anderson, the war expert on the Btuff' of the Macon Telegraph —a good one he is, too—summarizes the situation in the European war zone as follows: “Germany is holding her enemies back with the strength of a Hercules. She is beating them off and attacking them with the courage and fury of an Achilles. But she doesn’t get any where. The English premier says Germany ha’ lost 3,000,000 soldiers to date. Of course, he doesn’t know; but Germany is suffering an enormous loss. Her whole plan of campaign has failed. Baris is not taken. France is not con quered. Her ships, merchant and mil itary, have been swept from the ocean. She can’t get a spool of thread from outside without England’s permission. What she has not within her own bor ders, she has to do without. They say she is short on copper. If so, she must eventually succumb. It seems that Germany is already whipped. She can’t move a foot westward. Her gains on the eastern front don’t seem to be of any special advantage to her. Napoleon, with his ‘Grand Army,’ pen etrated far, fur beyond Warsaw -even to Moscow. In recrossing the frontier he left 500,000 men behind, food for wolves.” How would Senator Hoke Smith go about forcing Great Brituin to raise the embargo on cotton consigned to German or Austrian ports? The Sena tor’s theories regarding cotton sound well, but they don’t alwuys work out, as farmers with a crop on hund at the opening of the season last year re member with much anguish and regret. It cost the Stute over $5,000 to pro tect Gov. Slaton from the mob during three duys and nights following the commutation of Frank's sentence. And the people have been wondering since whether it wbb worth the price ! Interference With England. J%ik. Callaway, In Macon Tol»**riiph. Some of Georgia’s Congressmen are advocating retaliatory measures against England. Perhaps the quickest way to stop the war is to keep cotton from Germany. Cotton is worth, delivered in Germany, 35 cents a pound. Her mills have largely stopped spinning, and she re quires 2,000 bales a day for her ex plosives. To force England to open the way to Germany for our cotton might be a temporary gain, to us, provided Eng land does it, and does not make cotton contraband. If we drive England to make cotton contraband the bottom will fall out of cotton. England and her allies take ,st) per cent, of the exported cotton. Germany und her allies take the other 20 per cent., in times of peace. If Germany wins what will be the conditions for cotton? Will we not have lost our best customer? Will not Ger many be the “big stick"? When Ger many is the “big stick” what about changed conditions in our country? We have 3,000 miles of coast, and an army not big enough to defend a single port. Germany’s success means militarism for the United States for all time to come. Militarism means a change from our present system of government. The “man on horseback" becomes a necessity. War lords in some shape must take charge. We must become a military camp, on the German plan that every man must be a soldier. The issues of this European war are vital to our very system of government. Those issues mean more than cotton issues for the 1915 crop. Our future civilization, our future system of gov ernment, is involved. England’s fight is in a sense our fight. Her success means a continuance of our civilization as it now is—and that civilization opposes war-lordism. War- lordism is the inevitable consequence of | Germany’s success. The American re public will no longer be a republic. Are we prepared to antagonize Eng land and attempt to direct her war de fense on the seas? Now comes the South, and the politi cians of the cotton State., and propose to dictate England’s sea policy. If we succeed and go to Germany’s aid by delivering cotton for her explosives, and Germany succeeds by our interfer ence with England's sea policy, we will shed tears for a century to come over our blunder. It is our present misfor tune that we have nothing but cotton to sell, but that is our own fault. Financing the Cotton Crop. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 7.—The one thing necessary to splendid agricultural suc cess in Georgia this year, in the opin ion of the State Department of Agri culture, is an effective and satisfactory plan for financing the cotton crop Conditions are right, according to I Commissioner J. D. Brice, to command the best price for cotton which this | State or the South has known in some years, if the financial problem can be satisfactorily solved. The only thing necessary to this end is to provide ade quate protection for the banker who is asked to advance the money. This can only be done through a standardized and thoroughly safe negotiable cotton receipt, and if provision can be made to that end the department feels Georgia cotton producers will be in a splendid position, regurdless of what turn our present dispute with England as to the rights of neutral commerce may take. “From reports coming to the de partment," says Commissioner Brice, “I am confident that the present condi tion of the Georgia cotton crop is not more than 60 per cent, of that at the same time last year. The crop has been materially hurt by drouth. Two other conditions have combined to de crease the cotton yield this year. One of these is the well-known acreage re duction, and the other is a decrease of 42 per cent, in the consumption of fer tilizers as compared with laBt year. In addition to that, I am reliably informed on good authority that Texas cannot make over 3,000,000 bales this year. It will be seen, therefore, that all condi tions are conspiring to command an ex ceptionally good price for cotton this fall, and if we had access to all the world’s markets there would be no question about our getting it. As there is much doubt about obtaining these markets every Georgia farmer should be making preparations to take care of his cotton until he can get a good price for it. "Georgia has made a good corn crop 'his year, in spite of the fact that it has been materially injured by the drouth. She has also made better crops of food products and feedstuff's, and is in a more satisfactory position in this respect than ever to take care of (he situation. “But it looks as if our trouble with England and the closing of neutral ports to cotton shipments is going to compel us to take steps to finance a large portion of the crop. The one im portant thing is to arrange thoroughly and satisfactorily to protect the banker who lends the money. If we do that, there will be no doubt as to getting it, and no question as to our carrying the crop until the world is ready to take it at a fair price.” Has an Alibi. Savannah Press. Recently The Savannah I’ress an nounced that Congressman Adamson had gone on the lecture platform and was delivering a series of lectures. Wo have forgotten now just where we saw the announcement upon which to base this utterance. Our brief paragraph brings the following extended explana tion from the Carroll County Times, which is published in Mr. Adamson’s home town— “The statement of The Savannah Bress is incorrect and misleading. Judge Adamson has not 'gone on the lecture platform,’ nor will he do so, nor speak for gate money while he holds a commission from the people, though he has had many flattering Chautauqua of fers. He has always, wh«n possible, re sponded to invitations to speak on edu cational, moral and civic subjects, but hus never neglected official nor profes sional duties to prepare or deliver such addresses. During the present vaca tion of Congress he has received num bers of invitations, and has responded to many of them. The principal ones were in line with his official duties, and the others were delivered in different parts of the Fourth district while he was studying the roads and conditions af fecting the rural mail service. He was prevented from making more thorough examinations by having to make three or four trips to Washington, where he hus been in constant and intimate touch with the Administration in trying to keep open and protect the foreign mar kets, and transportation for our cotton and protecting the efficiency of the ru ral mail service. ” Really, we did not expect an innocent observation upon the value of the lec ture platform as an aid to an ambitious public man to create so much interest or to bring a serious rejoinder. The la bored explanation forces us to believe the folks at home are demanding to know what the Congressman is doing with his time. We accept the alibi as conclusively established. THE STRAND, Newnan's most popular theatre, is going to give its patrons some surprises next week. Never before have we been able to book such a strong all-round programme. The pictures are going to be good every day. Monday we will run a double-feature bill, “THE GODDESS,” with Earle Williams and Anita Stewart, and "BROVIDENCE AND MRS. URMY,” a 3-act Essanay, featuring the world's most popular star, Mr. Francis X. Bushman. On Thursday we will offer Miss Alice Brady in “THE CUB OF CHANCE,” a special feature. Friday, Bearl White and Arnold Dalv will appear in “THE EXPLOITS OF ELAINE,” together with a 3-act Edi son romance, “THE GIRL OF THE GYPSY CAMB. ” These features, combined with the strong single-reel comedies and dramas, make this one of the best weeks we have had. Constipation Causes Most Ills. Accumulation of waste in your thirty feet of bowels causes absorption of poisons, tends to produce fevers, up sets digestion. You belch gas, feel stuffy, irritable, almost cranky. It isn't you -it’s your condition. Elimi- I nate this poisonous waste by taking one or two Dr. King’s New Life Pills | to-night. Enjoy a full, free bowel movement in the morning—you'll feel so grateful. Get an original bottle, containing 36 pills, from your druggist to-day for 25c. Small Johnny was wriggling and twisting in a vain endeavor to put his arms through the sleeves of an under garment and then get it over his head. After several futile attempts he called out to his mother: "Say, mamma, when I get to be an angel, and have wings, I don't see how I'll ever get my shirt on!" Women are acting as street cleaners in Cardiff, Wales. Prescriptions a Specialty Purity and Accuracy We have a good prescription business—a business that we are proud of. We carry a large and complete line of drugs, chemicals and pharmaceuti cals, and nothing but the best to be had. For prescription work we believe in nothing but pure, fresh drugs. We have two prescriptionists on the job and are able to fill your prescrip tions in the shortest possible time, and with our bicycle service we can get them to you at once. We take a pride in our prescription business and give you the best service and quality possible. Ask your doctor to leave your prescription with us. J. F. Lee Drug Co. 2 PHONES 66 Prompt Delivery Efficient Service Norris’ Candies Dahl’s Cut Flowers Delicious Ice Cream Is served at High-Class Soda Founts throughout Georgia and adjoining States. ASK YOUR DEALER FOR IT They delight in serving that which sat isfies YOU. “To Please You, Pleases Us." Ling Dis tance Phone Ivy 2000 let Cream Department, Atlanta, Ga. Unclaimed Letters. The following list of unclaimed let ters will be sent to the Division of Dead Letters, if not called for within two weeks: R. T. Bradley, John Carry, L. Daniel, Mrs. Minnie Dixson. Rany V. Fuller, Miss Pearl Jones, Mrs. Eugenia Morris, Alonzo Reed, Mrs. Agie Reece, Miss George Willie Summers, Miss Helen Scott, Cora Lee Tanner, Teck Thomp son, (col.,) Mrs. Belve Tomking, Will White. To avoid delay in delivery have your mail addressed to street and number, box number, R. F. D. number or gen eral delivery. Susie M. Atkinson, P. M. $100 Reward, $100. The renders of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one drendod disease that science has been able to cure in nil its stapes, and that is catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fra ternity. Catarrh bein* a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall’s Ca tarrh Cure is taken internally, actin* directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the sys tem. thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and *ivin* the patient strength by build- in* up the constitution and assisting nature in doing: its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for anv case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Sold by dru**ist8, 7,’>c. Toledo, Ohio. Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation. Reliable Groceries New Advertisements. Letters of Administration. GEORGIA-Coweta County: C. E. Summers bavin* applied to the Court of Onlinary of said county for letters of administru- . tion on the estate of Elias E. Summers, deceased. 1 all persons concerned are required to show cause in said Court by the first Monday in Septemb : next, if any they can. why said application should not be Rranted. This Au*. 10. 1915 Prs. fee. $fi. L. A. PERDUE. Ordinary Are the kind I endeavor to sell my customers and friends, and always have a complete line of just such as you need for a nice breakfast, dinner or supper. My goods are all guaranteed FRESH and of the best variety. This is the season of the year for iced tea. I handle all the leading brands, and solicit a trial order. The best line of cigars, chewing and smoking tobacco in town. Highest market price paid for country produce. Fresh fish every Friday and Saturday. J . T. S W I N T THE OLD RELIABLE GROCER Sheriff's Sale lor September. GEORGIA-Cowkta County: Will be sold before the Court-house door in .NVw- nan. Coweta county. Ga., on the first Tuesday in September next, between the lc*nl hours of sale, to the hi*he*»t and lv*st bidder, the following de scribed property, tc-wit- Five share* of th-* cupital stock of the First Na tional Bank of Sm.u of the par value of $100 rer t>hart\ heir.* certificate No. 20. Also, five sharps of the cai it a 1 stock of the Harsiion Cotton Ware house of Haralson. of the par value of *60 per sb .ro. Levied on as the property of W. O. Hern- Gon to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from the City Court of Newnan in favor of J. H. Rowland vs. the said vv • O. Herndon. Defendant in fi. fa. notified in t-rmaof the law. This Au*. t>. 1915. Prs foe J. D, BREWSTER. Sheriff. ’ Executors’ Sale. GEORGIA—Coweta County : Under and by virtue of the authority contained in the last will ar.d testament of Peter R. Mur- phey deceased, will be sold to the highest and t* *t bidder, before the court-house door in New nan. between the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in September next, the following prop* erty belonging to the estate of said deceased: Twelve shares of the capital stock of thoNe * nan Banking: Cjmpany. and two shares of the cap ital stock of the Moreland Bankin* Company. • of the par value of $100 per share. Also, a certain tract of land in the city of N e '\* nan, lyin* on the west side of Greenville stm . • which is situated the residence of Haid ■ and bounded as follows: North by C S. Fin non and Mrs. G. C. Orr, east by Greenville Sinn- south by H. H. North, and weet by Mrs. u. <- Terms of sale—cash. Prs. fee. 35.28. PAULINE B. MLRPHEi. W. J. MURPHEY. H. H. NORTH. , Executors of the estate of Peter B. Murphe>.